02543nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001100074653002400085653003700109653001100146653001000157653001200167653000900179653001600188653002900204653002400233653002300257653003000280653001700310653002600327100001200353700001200365700001600377245014000393856005900533300001100592490000700603050003200610520151300642022001402155       2000                            d  c2000 Dec10aAdult10aAged10aFemale10aGuidelines as Topic10aHealth Services Needs and Demand10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNational Health Programs10aProgram Development10aProgram evaluation10aSeverity of Illness Index10aSocial Class10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aRao V P1 aRao I R1 aPalande D D00aSocio-economic rehabilitation programmes of LEPRA India--methodology, results and application of needs-based socio-economic evaluation.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n4/pdf/v71n4a04.pdf  a466-710 v71  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>There is now a better understanding of the scope and process of rehabilitation. The approach recognizes the impact of leprosy on the individual, aims to understand the needs and concerns of those affected, their families and community in the rehabilitation process, and that aims to restore the person to normal social life. LEPRA India has undertaken socio-economic rehabilitation (SER) activities in its projects in Andrah Pradesh and Orissa States in India with a holistic approach that has been evolutionary, developmental and participatory. A SER Officer (SERO) was posted to each project. A plan was formulated by the SERO with participation of all project staff. The main emphasis of the programme was on active participation of the affected person in the rehabilitation process. A needs-assessment study was conducted in the target population using a semi-structured questionnaire. Information was elicited about social and economic status, before and after the disease, and the current rehabilitation needs of the persons affected. The next step was meeting the needs through interventions by the SER staff. The impact of the programme on restoration of social and economic status of the affected persons was analysed. The paper stresses the importance of assessing the needs of persons affected by leprosy, structuring a rehabilitation programme with the active participation of the affected person and evaluating the impact of the interventions in restoring normal social and economic life.</p>  a0305-7518