01541nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001100084653001100095653001000106653001200116653000900128653001600137653002100153653001700174653002600191100001600217245005600233300001100289490000700300050003200307520091000339022001401249       1986                            d  c1986 Jul-Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPatient Dropouts10aSocial Class10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aAnandaraj H00aPsychosocial dimensions of drug default in leprosy.  a424-300 v58  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The study focuses on the causes and factors related to drug default among leprosy patients. 52 cases were selected using systematic random sampling technique on the basis of clinic records showing drug default. Awareness about the disease, motivation to be cured, age, caste, education, income, knowledge of the significant others in the family regarding the patient's condition were taken as variables. Statistical analysis of association and relation reveal that motivation to be cured is very significantly different for high and low groups of awareness about the disease. In addition, high and low levels of motivation differed significantly when treated individually with other variables as age, education and rural/urban background. These results demonstrate that improved health education, rendered by the medical team can yield far better results in eliminating the problem of drug default.</p>  a0254-9395