| An epidemiological study of leprosy disability in a leprosy endemic rural population of Pondicherry (south India). | |
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PMID: 6548489 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The disability rate in this study was 16.23%. The highest disability rate of 30.76% was found in those aged 45 years and above. Disabilities were found to be more common among male leprosy patients with a disability rate of 21.05% compared to that of 11.45% found among female leprosy patients. None of the indeterminate leprosy patients showed any disabilities, whereas all the neuritic and lepromatous leprosy cases showed disabilities. The disability rate among tuberculoid leprosy patients and borderline leprosy patients were found to be 3.25% and 35% respectively. Persons whose monthly per capita income was less than Rs. 200/- constituted 93.50% of the cases with disabilities. Anaesthesia of the hand was seen in 67.4% of the cases. The mean disability index (DI-2 type) was 0.927. |
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Authors:
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B N Reddy; R D Bansal |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Indian journal of leprosy Volume: 56 ISSN: 0254-9395 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Lepr Publication Date: 1984 Apr-Jun |
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Created Date: 1984-11-30 Completed Date: 1984-11-30 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8409173 Medline TA: Indian J Lepr Country: INDIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Child Child, Preschool Disability Evaluation Female Humans India Infant Leprosy / classification, complications, economics, epidemiology* Male Middle Aged Rural Population Sex Factors Socioeconomic Factors |
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