01205nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001100067653001100078653001200089653000900101653001500110653002300125653001300148100001400161700001300175700001200188700001600200245005900216300001000275490000700285050003200292520058900324022001400913       1988                            d  c1988 Oct10aDapsone10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMotivation10aPatient Compliance10aPatients1 aGirdhar A1 aMishra B1 aBagga A1 aGirdhar B K00aDrug compliance among self-motivated leprosy patients.  a506-90 v60  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Regularity of DDS intake among 366 leprosy patients attending our out patient department voluntarily was assessed by urine spot test. It was found that only 54.6% of them had taken their last dose of drug within the previous three days. Those who kept their appointment showed better compliance than those who did not. Urinary DDS positivity was found to be unrelated to sex, occupation or the type of the disease. In the younger age group the compliance was low, as also among the patients coming from nearby places as compared to those who were residing in far off districts.</p>  a0254-9395