01213nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653003200071653002400103653001300127653001100140653001100151653001000162653002800172653001200200653000900212653002300221653002100244100001300265700001500278700001700293245008300310300001000393490000700403050003200410520044300442022001400885       1994                            d  c1994 Oct-Dec10aDapsone10aEvaluation Studies as Topic10aFeasibility Studies10aFeedback10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aIndicators and Reagents10aleprosy10aMale10aPatient Compliance10aRural Population1 aNaik S S1 aVartak R R1 aSequiera E B00aImproving patient compliance--a multicentre evaluation of the 'DDS tile test'.  a473-50 v66  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The feasibility and utility of the "DDS tile test" under field conditions was assessed in 112 leprosy centres in Maharashtra. About 10% of the 2952 urine samples tested negative for dapsone. Feed back information from 54 centres one year later showed that the test could be performed easily under field conditions and also that counselling of patients showing poor compliance helped to improve drug compliance in over 80% of cases.</p>  a0254-9395