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Table 1 Leprosy, population, and geographic characteristics of the sub-districts.

From: The spatial distribution of leprosy cases during 15 years of a leprosy control program in Bangladesh: An observational study

Sub-district

Cases

Person-years

NCDR*

Area (km2)

No. Towns

No. Clinics

Nilphamari Sadar

2,501

5,003,010

0.50

249.8

2

1

Saidpur

1,654

3,375,432

0.49

339.2

1

1

Kishoregonj

1,002

4,140,829

0.24

332.8

2

1

Jaldhaka

2,215

3,791,886

0.58

338.8

2

1

Domar

1,647

2,910,790

0.57

256.3

2

1

Dimla

2,041

3,125,001

0.65

124.1

3

1

Total

11,060

22,346,947

0.49

1640.9

12

6

  1. *New case detection rate per 1,000 person-years