Environmental Factors and Leprosy in Mother and Child: A Study in Endemic Areas in East Java, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Flora Ramona Sigit Prakoeswa, -, Hardyanto Soebono, -, Dominicus Husada, -, Hari Basuki Notobroto, -, Muhammad Yulianto Listiawan, -, Anang Endaryanto, -, Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Institute of Medico-Legal 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/124904/1/C88_Artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/124904/2/C88_Turnitin.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/124904/3/C88_Validasi.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/124904/; https://medicopublication.com/index.php/ijfmt/index; https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.14726
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. In endemic loca tions, children become vulnerable as a result of being continuously exposed to foci of active transmission from a very young age, especially from their mothers. This study aims to find association between env...