<p>Proportion of males were 39(60.0%), The mean age was 55 years (SD±16 years), 36(55.6%) had no formal education,59(90.8%) were MB type.14(29.2%) were diagnosed with disability grade I, 38(58.5%) disability grade II. At discharge 4(6.2%) improved to disability grade I and 15(21.2%) to disability grade II. 46(70.8%) had no disability improvement at the end of treatment. Frequently symptoms; 53(81.5%) had numbness of the hands,37(57.2%) had Painless lumps on the face/ear lobes, and 31(48.4%) hypopigmented patched. median (IQR) prolonged delay was 45 months ((12-69); the mean was 51.3 ± 47.2 months, and 51 (77.5%) experienced a delay of &gt;12 months. On health seeking,35(53.3%) public hospitals, 22(33.6%) traditional healers, 8(12.3%) private health.</p>