01618nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002900065653002300094653001100117653001100128653001000139653001900149653001200168653000900180653001600189653001600205653003100221653002000252653003100272653002600303100001800329700002200347700001900369245008400388300001000472490000700482050003200489520073300521022001401254       1983                            d  c1983 Jul10aAdult10aCongenital Abnormalities10aEducational Status10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aLeper Colonies10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOccupations10aPatient Education as Topic10aQuality of Life10aRehabilitation, Vocational10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aVasundhra M K1 aSiddalingappa A S1 aSrinivasan B S00aA study of medico-social problems of the inmates of a leprosy colony in Mysore.  a553-90 v55  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A study of the inmates of a leprosy colony in Mysore revealed that there were more male cases and that the deformities were also more common among the male patients. There was no cases among inmates below 20 years of age group 31-50 years. 93.2% of the inmates were illiterate and 96.6% of the patients were ignorant of the cause, spread, prognosis of the disease and prevention of disabilities. This indicated an urgent need of health education among the leprosy patients and their families. All the inmates, including the apparently healthy relatives reported loss of income due to disease and disabilities. Rehabilitation of the inmates by raising poultry, breeding sheep and sericulture activities must be encouraged.</p>  a0024-1024