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Table 1 Main characteristics of the risk areas identified and evidence of the leprosy dynamics in the triple border area of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil

From: Leprosy in urban space, areas of risk for disability and worsening of this health condition in Foz Do Iguaçu, the border region between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

Type of analysis and period

Cluster

Number of sectors

Number of cases

Population

Detection rate (100,000 inhabitants)

RR

P-value

95%CI

Spatial 2003–2006

1

24

55

18,426

74.6

2.38

0.001

1.78–3.17

2

5

21

4212

124.6

3.78

0.003

2.43–5.87

3

127

85

91,387

23.3

0.57

0.013

0.44–0.73

Spatial 2007–2011

1

37

55

25,781

42.7

2.30

0.002

1.70–3.09

2

25

3

18,108

3.3

0.15

0.009

0.04–0.46

3

63

27

50,569

10.7

0.45

0.036

0.30–0.67

Spatial 2012–2015

1

136

23

96,734

5.9

0.30

0.001

0.19–0.47

2

21

27

18,818

35.9

2.79

0.043

1.83–4.23

Spatial-temporal 2003–2006

1 (2003a)

24

27

18,426

146.6

4.53

0.001

3.05–6.71

2 (2003–2004a)

5

15

4212

177.9

5.35

0.008

3.19–8.97

3 (2004–2005a)

33

2

24,364

4.1

0.11

0.046

0.02–0.44

Spatial-temporal 2007–2011

1 (2007a)

2

6

1207

497.4

24.18

0.038

10.78–54.21

Spatial-temporal 2012–2015

1 (2012–2013a)

21

21

18,818

55.8

4.29

0.0040

2.70–6.81

  1. aPeriod of occurrence of the spatial-temporal cluster
  2. Source: Created by the main author