@article{24218,
  keywords = {Adult, Aged, Attitude, Disabled Persons, Female, Humans, India, leprosy, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Social stigma},
  author = {Yadav S P},
  title = {A study of social status of people with disabilities due to leprosy in desert part of Rajasthan, India.},
  abstract = {<p>Leprosy is a stigmatized disease in our society. Ninety-eight disabled leprosy patients were studied in areas of Pokaran CHC and Ramdeora PHC of Jaisalmer district. About ninety-five per cent (94.6%) leprosy patients were found discarded by their life partners due to disabilities. A positive relationship was found between social stigma and deformity due to disease. IEC need to be done at community level also for changing attitude and behaviour towards leprosy patients.</p>},
  year = {2011},
  journal = {The Journal of communicable diseases},
  volume = {43},
  pages = {201-7},
  month = {2011 Sep},
  issn = {0019-5138},
  url = {http://ismocd.org/index.asp?page=jcd/jcd_frames.asp?vol=38_1},
  language = {eng},
}