01543nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002600055653002100081653001500102653001100117653001100128653001000139653001200149653000900161100001000170700001600180245006200196856004100258300001100299490000700310520095800317022001401275       1989                            d  c1989 Jun10aDisability Evaluation10aDisabled Persons10aEmployment10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale1 aMax E1 aShepard D S00aProductivity loss due to deformity from leprosy in India.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v57n2a05.pdf  a476-820 v573 a<p>The productivity loss in India due to deformity from leprosy was assessed in a random sample of 550 leprosy patients from a rural and an urban area in the state of Tamil Nadu. Logistic and log-linear regression analyses on these leprosy patients showed that elimination of deformity would: a) raise the probability of gainful employment from 42.2% to 77.6%; b) increase annual earnings per patient gainfully employed from Rs 2948 to Rs 6469; and c) raise overall earnings for all patients from Rs 1259 to Rs 5023 per year. The earnings of 550 control subjects (adult family members of the leprosy patients) were consistent with these predictions. Extrapolation to all of India's estimated 645,000 leprosy patients with deformity suggests that elimination of deformity would raise productivity by +130 million per year. The authors conclude that the development and evaluation of programs to eliminate deformity from leprosy deserve high priority.</p>  a0148-916X