Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the leishmaniasis cases reported in Barcelona between 1996 and 2019 (n = 177).
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Men | 121 | 68.4% |
| Women | 55 | 31.1% |
| Country of origin | ||
| Native | 132 | 74.6% |
| Foreign | 45 | 25.4% |
| Type of leishmaniasis | ||
| Visceral | 61 | 34.5% |
| Cutanous | 80 | 45.2% |
| Mucocutaneous | 4 | 2.3% |
| Missing | 32 | 18.1% |
| Neighborhood's available family income index (AFII) | ||
| Disadvantaged (AFII < 1) | 109 | 61.6% |
| Favored (AFII > 1) | 57 | 32.2% |
| Missing | 11 | 6.2% |
| Evolution | ||
| Cured without sequelae (a) | 121 | 68.4% |
| Cured with sequelae (a) | 11 | 6.2% |
| Dead | 3 | 1.7% |
| Lost to follow up (b) | 42 | 23.7% |
(a) Sequelae defined by the surveyor's criteria.
(b) Of the 42 lost cases of “Evolution,” 9 cases were identified as “lost” by the person who carried out the survey, while the rest of the cases had no information.
In all the missing cases of the Type of leishmaniasis and Neighborhood, the value was not recorded in the epidemiological survey.