Prevalence of plantar ulcer and its risk factors in leprosy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 2 Summary of studies included in the review for prevalence of ulcer

Study	Country	study setting	Rural / Urban	Study design	Number of people affected by leprosy	Study population	number with loss of sensation in the foot	Modality of sensory testing	number with ulcer	Point of assessment
Iyere BB (1990) [25]	Nigeria	Hospital	Mixed	Cross-sectional	410	All leprosy patients reported to hospital	108	Ballpoint pen	65	At diagnosis
Schipper A (1994) [26]	Nepal	Hospital	Mixed	Cross-sectional	260	All leprosy patients reported to hospital	58	10gms	26	At diagnosis
Li J L (2008) [27]	China	Community	Mixed	Cross-sectional	Not available	All those with foot anesthesia in one or both the foot	81	Ballpoint pen	24	After MDT
Sarkar J (2012) [28]	India	Hospital	Mixed	Cross-sectional	244	All leprosy patients reported to hospital	34	Ballpoint pen	17	At diagnosis
Freire de Santana (2018) [29]	Brazil	Hospital	Mixed	Cohort	414	All leprosy patients reported to hospital	152	10gms	21	At diagnosis
Freire de Santana (2018) [29]	Brazil	Hospital	Mixed	Cohort	414	All leprosy patients reported to hospital	138	10gms	9	At completion of MDT
Soomro FR (2008) [30]	Pakistan	Hospital	Mixed	Cross-sectional	100	All leprosy patients reported to hospital	9	Not mentioned	2	Not mentioned
De Sousa GC (2017) [31]	Brazil	Hospital	Mixed	Cross-sectional	276	Patients who are 18 years and above with complete neurological assessment	31	Not mentioned	11	Not mentioned
Geetharani (2018) [32]	India	Hospital	Mixed	Cross-sectional	67	Newly diagnosed multibacillary patients	31	Not mentioned	13	At diagnosis

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