Factors Associated with Migration in Individuals Affected by Leprosy, Maranhão, Brazil: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with migration after birth among migrants diagnosed with leprosy compared to nonmigrant residents with leprosy.
Migration after birth
Leprosy cases
Migrants† (66.2%)
AOR (95% CI)*
Worker contract status (employed)
Formally employed
18 (45.0%)
1.0
Self-employed
13 (68.4%)
15.27 (1.44–161.69)
0.02
Monthly employment
14 (73.7%)
8.83 (1.53–50.81)
0.02
Day labour
43 (74.1%)
10.35 (2.59–41.31)
0.001
Alcohol consumption
Never drank
54 (53.5%)
1.0
Drink currently
38 (67.9%)
14.53 (1.64–128.31)
0.02
Drank in past 5 yrs
120 (68.6%)
5.65 (0.95–33.45)
0.56
Stopped drinking >5 years ago
41 (80.4%)
6.69 (0.65–69.15)
0.11
Difficulty to reach the healthcare center
Yes
73 (76.8%)
0.91 (0.20–4.17)
0.91
No
184 (62.8%)
1.0
Stress separated from family/friends
Yes
57 (78.1%)
7.64 (1.25–46.71)
0.03
No
200 (63.3%)
1.0
Stress job/salary loss
Yes
77 (77.0%)
0.92 (0.25–3.48)
0.91
No
180 (62.3%)
1.0
Leprosy diagnosis
Tuberculoid
48 (59.3%)
4.36 (0.79–24.11)
0.09
Borderline
123 (75.5%)
5.41 (1.01–29.14)
0.049
Lepromatous
27 (57.5%)
0.15 (0.02–1.33)
0.09
Indeterminate
22 (50.0%)
1.0
Neural
9 (60.0%)
0.84 (0.03–21.87)
0.92
Data not available for all individuals, significant results at 95% () are highlighted in bold, *adjusted odds rates (AOR) are only presented for those variables included in the final regression model.
