@article{816,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Dapsone, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance, Predictive Value of Tests, Self Administration},
  author = {Roche P W and Failbus S and Britton W},
  title = {Self-administered drug compliance in Nepali leprosy patients.},
  abstract = {<p>The self administration of dapsone by Nepali leprosy patients receiving multidrug therapy was assessed by a colorimetric and a filter paper spot test. Overall 45 out of 337 (13.3%) patients were found to be non-compliant. The relation of non-compliance to sex, age, leprosy classification, therapy type and length of therapy was investigated. The spot test was compared with the colorimetric assay and found to have a relative sensitivity of 99.3% and specificity of 95.4%. Follow up of patients was successful in that two-thirds of non-compliant patients were compliant on their follow-up test.</p>},
  year = {1989},
  journal = {Tropical doctor},
  volume = {19},
  pages = {59-61},
  month = {1989 Apr},
  issn = {0049-4755},
  doi = {10.1177/004947558901900205},
  language = {eng},
}