@article{15956, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Ethnic Groups, Female, Humans, India, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Factors, Urban Population}, author = {Ojha K S and Chaudhary R C and Choudhary S K}, title = {Socio-environmental factors in relation to leprosy at Jaipur.}, abstract = {
In a house to house study of leprosy cases at Jaipur (148) a majority (91) had NL leprosy, 50 had LL leprosy and remaining 7 had indeterminate leprosy. More cases (84.5%) had a poor housing, overcrowding, low socioeconomic status. Out of 59 persons giving history of contact a majority had it at home and others at work places. The period of contact was more than five years in 74.6% cases. Most of the cases had lesions on exposed or easily accessible parts of the body.
}, year = {1984}, journal = {Indian journal of leprosy}, volume = {56}, pages = {884-8}, month = {1984 Oct-Dec}, issn = {0254-9395}, language = {eng}, }