01257nas a2200337 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653001000093653002100103653001800124653001100142653001100153653001000164653001200174653000900186653001600195653002600211653002100237100001300258700001800271700001800289245006600307300001000373490000700383050003200390520048300422022001400905 1984 d c1984 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEthnic Groups10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSocioeconomic Factors10aUrban Population1 aOjha K S1 aChaudhary R C1 aChoudhary S K00aSocio-environmental factors in relation to leprosy at Jaipur. a884-80 v56 aInfolep Library - available3 a

In a house to house study of leprosy cases at Jaipur (148) a majority (91) had NL leprosy, 50 had LL leprosy and remaining 7 had indeterminate leprosy. More cases (84.5%) had a poor housing, overcrowding, low socioeconomic status. Out of 59 persons giving history of contact a majority had it at home and others at work places. The period of contact was more than five years in 74.6% cases. Most of the cases had lesions on exposed or easily accessible parts of the body.

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