Table 1. Number of individuals ranked according to total signs and symptoms of leprosy marked on the LSQ in order of frequency (n = 1,054).

	Leprosy Suspicion Questionnaire (LSQ)	TOTAL (n)	%	NLG (n)	%	LG (n)	%
	Number of LSQ distributed	3,241		-	-	-	-
	Number of LSQ with some mark (LSQ+)	1,054	32.5
	Number of LSQ respondees evaluated clinically	479	14.8	415	86.6	64	13.4
	Number of LSQ+ respondees evaluated clinically	300	28.5	240	80	60	20
	Number of LSQ- respondees evaluated clinically	179		175		4
Q	Symptoms and Signs (LSQ+)	TOTAL n = 1,054	%	NLG n = 240	%	LG n = 60	%	RR	p
1	Do you feel numbness in your hands and/or feet?	346	10.7	103	42.9	27	45	2.0	<0.05
2	Tingling (pricking)?	384	11.8	111	46.2	36	60	2.9	<0.05
3	Anesthetized areas in the skin?	87	2.7	31	12.9	11	18.3	2.2	<0.05
4	Spots on the skin?	379	11.7	100	41.7	24	40	1.7	<0.05
5	Stinging sensation?	177	5.5	35	14.6	13	21.7	2.3	<0.05
6	Nodules on the skin?	145	4.5	36	15	3	5	0.6	0.28
7	Pain in the nerves?	375	11.6	89	37.1	39	65	4.3	<0.05
8	Swelling of hands and feet?	276	8.5	65	27.1	15	25	1.5	0.12
9	Swelling of face?	72	2.2	28	11.7	6	10	1.4	0.45
10	Weakness in hands?	158	4.9	41	17.1	9	15	1.4	0.31
11	Hard to button shirt? Wear glasses? Write? Hold pans?	95	2.9	28	11.7	6	10	1.4	0.45
12	Weakness in feet? Difficulty wearing sandals, slippers?	115	3.5	34	14.2	10	16.7	1.8	0.55
13	Loss of eyelashes?	23	0.7	7	2.9	2	3.3	1.7	0.43
14	Loss of eyebrows?	27	0.8	8	3.3	2	3.3	1.5	0.53
Total number of answers		919		716		203
Mean answers/individual		3.1		3.0		3.4
Min		1		1		1
Max		13		11		13

Q: question number; n: number of checked questions; NLG: non-leprosy group; LG: leprosy group; LSQ+: Number of LSQ with some mark; LSQ-: Number of LSQ without any mark; RR: relative risk; p: p significance value.