Table 1.

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of new leprosy cases detected in Benin from 2006 to 2018

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age
< 15 years	283	10.16
≥ 15 years	2502	89.84
Gender
Male	1509	54.18
Female	1276	45.82
Type of leprosy
Paucibacillary	720	25.85
Multibacillary	2065	74.14
Grade 2 Disability
Yes	622	22.33
No	2163	77.67
Country of origin
Benin	2680	96.23
Foreign Cases	105	3.77