01307nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653002100080653001100101653001900112653001100131653001000142653001200152653000900164653001700173653001600190100002000206700001400226700001300240700001600253700001500269245005100284300001100335490000700346050003200353520058200385022001400967       1980                            d  c1980 Apr10aAdolescent10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHealth Surveys10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aRural Health10aSex Factors1 aSelvapndian A J1 aMuliyil J1 aJoseph A1 aKuppusamy P1 aMartin G G00aSchool-survey in a rural leprosy endemic area.  a209-160 v52  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In the Kaniyambadi Panchayat Union area of known leprosy endemic population this study was undertaken. Out of 10,163 students examined, a total of 137 leprosy cases were detected--122 cases (89.1%) belonged to Tuberculoid type and the rest 15 cases (10.9%) belonged to Borderline leprosy. There were no cases of Lepromatous type, and none of them had any deformity. 86.1% had single lesion and the rest multiple lesions. Study of the distribution of patches over the body surface did not reveal any significant difference between covered and uncovered parts of the body.</p>  a0024-1024