01546nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653002300069653001100092653001100103653001000114653001200124653000900136653001600145653002100161653002100182653002600203100001400229700001300243700001600256700001400272700001200286245006000298856009100358300001100449490000700460050001400467520071300481022001401194       2008                            d  c2008 Apr-Jun10aAdult10aAttitude to Health10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRural Population10aSocial Isolation10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aRao P S S1 aRaju M S1 aBarkataki A1 aNanda N K1 aKumar S00aExtent and correlates of leprosy stigma in rural India.  uhttp://www.ijl.org.in/archives/apr-june/pdf/Abst%205%20(Extent%20and%20Correlates).pdf  a167-740 v80  aRAO 2008A3 a<p>Representative random samples of leprosy patients (599) and community members (2399) from rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh states of India were interviewed by trained field investigators during 2006, using two separate 5-point scales to assess the extent and correlates of leprosy stigma. Varying degrees of stigma were faced by the affected persons within the family and outside in all the States, restricting their social participation and sharing of common facilities. The community members also confirmed the existence of a high level of stigma. Low educational and economic status, older age-groups, and presence of deformities enhance both perceived and enacted stigma.</p>  a0254-9395