01389nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001000084653002700094653001100121653001100132653001000143653001200153653000900165653003000174653002600204100001500230700001800245700001300263245008700276300001100363490000700374050003200381520066000413022001401073       1984                            d  c1984 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aFamily Characteristics10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aResidence Characteristics10aSpace-Time Clustering1 aPillai S C1 aKandamuthan M1 aJoseph A00aObservations on the intra familial clustering of leprosy cases in Trivandrum City.  a868-760 v56  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A survey in the Southern wards of Trivandrum City showed that 552 houses are harbouring 699 leprosy patients. 84.2% of the houses are having single cases and 15.8% with two or more cases. As the size of the household increases the average number of cases per house increases (r = 0.273 P less than .01) In some houses there are more leprosy patients than healthy persons showing significant clustering. Out of the total cases 9.87% are lepromatous 5.58% borderline and 84.55% neural type. The prevalence rate was lowest in less than 10 year age group and highest in 21-40 age group. The overall prevalence rate is almost equal in males and females.</p>  a0254-9395