Variable | Medical interns | Medical students |
(n = 477) | (n = 568) | |
N (%) | N (%) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 343 (71.9) | 352 (62.0) |
Female | 134 (28.1) | 216 (38.0) |
Attended clinical demonstration on leprosy | ||
Yes | 117 (24.5) | 146 (25.7) |
No | 360 (75.5) | 422 (74.3) |
Variable | Medical interns | Medical students | π2 | p value |
(correct answer) | (n = 477) | (n = 568) | ||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Leprosy is still diagnosed in Nigeria | ||||
(Yes) | 103 (21.6) | 75 (13.2) | 12.911 | <0.001 |
Leprosy is curable | ||||
(Yes) | 421 (88.3) | 510 (89.8) | 0.623 | 0.430 |
Transmission of leprosy is mainly airborne | ||||
(Yes) | 228 (47.8) | 351 (61.8) | 20.558 | <0.001 |
Most affected peripheral nerve affected by leprosy | ||||
(ulnar) | 91 (19.1) | 102 (18.0) | 0.216 | 0.642 |
Treatment for paucibaccilary leprosy is 6 months | ||||
(Yes) | 219 (45.9) | 230 (40.5) | 3.107 | 0.078 |
Plantar ulcer/ eye damage is WHO Grade 1 disability | ||||
(No) [Grade 2 is correct answer] | 66 (13.8) | 78 (13.7) | 0.002 | 0.961 |
Leprosy reactions are classified into two | ||||
(Yes) | 266 (55.8) | 245 (43.1) | 16.555 | <0.001 |
No community activities for patients till after treatment | ||||
(No) | 173 (36.3) | 167 (29.4) | 5.570 | 0.018 |
People affected by leprosy suffer stigma in Nigeria | ||||
(Yes) | 422 (88.5) | 502 (88.4) | 0.002 | 0.964 |
Knowledge of causative organism for leprosy | ||||
(Mycobacterium leprae) | 357 (74.8) | 521 (91.7) | 55.036 | <0.001 |
Knowledge of 3 cardinal signs of leprosy | ||||
(1. Skin patch with definite loss of sensation. | 18 (3.8) | 1 (0.2) | 18.797 | <0.001 |
2. Enlarged/thickened peripheral nerve with corresponding loss/impairment of function. | ||||
3. Presence of AFBs in slit-skin-smear) | ||||
Laboratory investigation for diagnosis of leprosy | ||||
(slit skin smear) | 52 (10.9) | 105 (18.5) | 11.682 | 0.001 |
Knowledge of multidrug therapy | ||||
(Rifampicin, Clofazimine and Dapsone) | 115 (24.1) | 273 (48.1) | 63.732 | <0.001 |
Knowledge of leprosy | ||||
Good | 118 (24.7) | 165 (29.0) | 2.440 | 0.118 |
Poor | 359 (75.3) | 403 (71.0) |
Variable | Medical interns | Medical students | π2 | p value |
(n = 477) | (n = 568) | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Willing to work in a leprosy clinic | ||||
(Yes) | 161 (33.8) | 141 (24.8) | 10.059 | 0.002 |
Support someone cured of leprosy to be a traditional ruler | ||||
(Yes) | 355 (74.4) | 426 (75.0) | 0.046 | 0.831 |
Could share public vehicle with one affected by leprosy | ||||
(Yes) | 218 (45.7) | 183 (32.2) | 19.934 | <0.001 |
Could share a room with a cured leprosy patient | ||||
(Yes) | 251 (52.6) | 257 (45.2) | 5.644 | 0.018 |
Could marry one who was a previous leprosy patient | ||||
(Yes) | 171 (35.8) | 167 (29.4) | 4.925 | 0.026 |
Attitude to leprosy | ||||
Positive | 238 (49.9) | 218 (38.4) | 13.977 | <0.001 |
Negative | 239 (50.1) | 350 (61.6) |
Variable | Medical interns | Medical students | π2 | p value |
(n = 477) | (n = 568) | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Ever attended to one affected by leprosy during internship or training | ||||
Yes | 168 (35.2) | 100 (17.6) | 42.186 | <0.001 |
No | 309 (64.8) | 468 (82.4) | ||
Number of patients attended to | (n = 168) | (n = 100) | ||
One patient | 105 (62.5) | 59 (59.0) | 0.323 | 0.570 |
β₯2 patients | 63 (37.5) | 41 (41.0) |
Variable | Knowledge of leprosy (n = 1045) | p valueβ | AOR (95% CI)ββ | |
Good | Poor | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Cadre | ||||
Medical student | 165 (29.0) | 403 (71.0) | 0.118 | 1.2 (0.9β1.6) |
Medical intern | 118 (24.7) | 359 (75.3) | 1 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 177 (25.5) | 518 (74.5) | 0.098 | 0.8 (0.6β1.1) |
Female | 106 (30.3) | 244 (69.7) | 1 | |
Attended clinical demonstration on leprosy | ||||
Yes | 115 (43.7) | 148 (56.3) | <0.001 | 2.9 (2.1β3.9) |
No | 168 (21.5) | 614 (78.5) | 1 |
Variable | Attitude concerning leprosy (n = 1045) | p valueβ | AOR (95% CI)ββ | |
Positive | Negative | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Cadre | ||||
Medical student | 218 (38.4) | 350 (61.6) | <0.001 | 0.6 0.5β0.9 |
Medical intern | 238 (49.9) | 239 (50.1) | 1 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 336 (48.3) | 359 (51.7) | <0.001 | 1.8 1.4β2.3 |
Female | 120 (34.3) | 230 (65.7) | 1 | |
Attended clinical demonstration on leprosy | ||||
Yes | 124 (47.1) | 139 (52.9) | 0.184 | 1.1 0.8β1.5 |
No | 332 (42.5) | 450 (57.5) | 1 | |
Knowledge of leprosy | ||||
Good | 146 (51.6) | 137 (48.4) | 0.002 | 1.6 1.2β2.2 |
Poor | 310 (40.7) | 452 (59.3) | 1 |
Variable | Practice concerning leprosy (n = 1045) | p value | AOR (95% CI)ββ | |
Good | Poor | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Cadre | ||||
Medical student | 100 (17.6) | 468 (82.4) | <0.001 | 0.4 (0.3β0.5) |
Medical intern | 168 (35.2) | 309 (64.8) | 1 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 186 (26.8) | 509 (73.2) | 0.244 | NA |
Female | 82 (23.4) | 268 (76.6) | ||
Attended clinical demonstration on leprosy | ||||
Yes | 101 (38.4) | 162 (61.6) | <0.001 | 2.1 (1.5β2.9) |
No | 167 (21.4) | 615 (78.6) | 1 | |
Knowledge of leprosy | ||||
Good | 104 (36.7) | 179 (63.3) | <0.001 | 1.9 (1.4β2.7) |
Poor | 164 (21.5) | 598 (78.5) | 1 | |
Attitude to leprosy | ||||
Correct | 144 (31.6) | 312 (68.4) | <0.001 | 1.5 (1.1β2.0) |
Incorrect | 124 (21.1) | 465 (78.9) | 1 |