01249nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653003300065653001100098653001100109653001000120653001200130653000900142653001600151653001500167100001700182700001100199245004700210300001000257490000700267050003200274520066300306022001400969       1982                            d  c1982 Oct10aAdult10aAttitude of Health Personnel10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPhysicians1 aRamanathan U1 aRamu G00aAttitude of doctors to working in leprosy.  a695-90 v54  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A study was conducted to assess the attitude of Doctors to working in leprosy. 35 subjects were studied using a questionnaire to tap the various areas of leprosy work. The results indicated that although a majority of the doctors were interested in the specialty and considered that they had been trained well there was evidence of inadequate knowledge in 33% of them. Fears of being socially stigmatised and facing poor job prospects while working in this field were also revealed. It is suggested that training in the under-graduate and, post-graduate levels and improving job prospects would remove the disincentives which hamper anti-leprosy work.</p>  a0024-1024