01250nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001600080653001000096653001100106653001100117653001000128653001200138653002500150653000900175653001600184653002600200100001500226700001600241245004800257300001000305490000700315050003200322520058000354022001400934       1980                            d  c1980 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aLongitudinal studies10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aGovila A K1 aKushwah S S00aA study of contacts among leprosy patients.  a411-50 v52  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The present study is a longitudinal study in which 96 families were surveyed and 566 population residing in leprosy patients families were examined and 20 new secondary cases were identified, giving rise the gross prevalence rate 3.45%. Males were mostly affected and younger population was the main victim of disease. Cases were present in the low socio-economic group of population and disease were mainly confined among illiterates and low educated population. The incidence of secondary cases was highest, those who were residing in extended type of family system.</p>  a0024-1024