01210nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001600059653001500075653001000090653003100100653001100131653001100142653001000153653001200163653000900175653001600184653002300200653002600223653001900249100001000268700001700278700001100295245010500306300001100411490000700422050003200429520040900461022001400870       1985                            d  c1985 Jul-Sep10aAbsenteeism10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAppointments and Schedules10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPatient Compliance10aSocioeconomic Factors10aTransportation1 aPal S1 aRamanathan U1 aRamu G00aA study of the cause of irregularity of patients attending the out patient department of Cjil, Agra.  a607-120 v57  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A study of 195 patients attending the out patient department with regard to regularity is reported. 71 patients or 36.41% were found to be irregular. The causes of irregularity were found to be predominently socio-economic factors. Since irregularity may lead to emergence of drug resistance due to irregular, inadequate and interrupted drug compliance, socio-economic factor require amelioration.</p>  a0254-9395