Annual new case detection rate of leprosy as on 31st March, 2016 is:
Correct Answer: 9.7/1,00,000 population
Description: Ans. d. 9.7/1,00,000 populationAnnual new case detection rate of leprosy as on 31" March, 2016 is 9.7/1,00,000 population.NLEP - Annual Repo for the year 2015-16:Based on the repos received from all the States and UTs for the year of 2015 -16 (Annexure -I), current leprosy situation in the country is as below:A total of 127334 new cases were detected during the year 2015-16, which gives Annual New Case Detection Rate (ANCDR) of 9.71 per 100,000 population, as against 125785 cases in 2014-15.A total of 86028 leprosy cases are on record as on 1st April 2016, giving a Prevalence Rate (PR) of 0.66 per 10,000 population, as against 88833 cases in 1 't April 2015.Detailed information on new leprosy cases detected during 2015-16 indicates the propoion of MB (51.27%), Female (38.33%), Child (8.94%), Grade II Deformity (4.60%), ST cases (18.79%) and SC cases (18.57%).A total of 5851 Gr. II disability detected amongst the New Leprosy Cases during 2015-16, indicating the Gr. II Disability Rate of 4.46 / million population (Annexure-II)A total of 11389 child cases were recorded, indicating the Child Case rate of 8.94% (Annexure-III).
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