Table 2. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of individuals under the age of 15, diagnosed with leprosy in the period from 2000 to 2019, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Characteristic		number (total= 77*)	Percentage
Operational classification
	Paucibacillary	29	37.7
	Multibacillary	48	62.3
Clinical form
	Indeterminate	16	22.2
	Tuberculoid	16	22.2
	Borderline	28	38.9
	Lepromatous	8	11.1
	Unclassified	4	5.6
Therapeutic scheme
	Paucibacillary multidrug therapy	30	39.5
	Multibacillary multidrug therapy	38	50.0
	Substitute regimes	8	10.5
Case entry mode
	New case	62	81.6
	Transfer from another municipality	8	10.5
	Transfer from another State	5	6.6
	Transfer from another country	1	1.3
Case detection mode
	Forwarding	17	27.0
	Spontaneous demand	14	22.2
	Contact exams	32	50.8
Degree of physical disability at the time of diagnosis
	Zero degree	60	80.0
	Grade 1	12	16.0
	Grade 2	3	4.0
Bacilloscopy
	Positive	9	18.0
	Negative	18	36.0
	Not performed	23	46.0

^*Total data may vary depending on the possibility of missing information.