01011nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653002900078653001100107653001200118653001200130653002300142653003100165653001400196100001400210245007700224300001000301490000700311050001600318520042100334022001400755       1994                            d  c1994 Oct10aAttitude to Health10aCultural Characteristics10aHumans10aleprosy10aNigeria10aPatient Compliance10aPatient Education as Topic10aPrejudice1 aAwofeso N00aThe patient as a starting point for health education in leprosy control.  a152-40 v24  aAWOFESO19943 a<p>The current strategy for leprosy control remains the early diagnosis and effective treatment of leprosy patients with multi-drug therapy (MDT), together with the prevention and/or limitation of disabilities. This paper proposes patients-centred health education strategies that may help in the goal of eliminating leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000, in leprosy endemic countries like Nigeria.</p>  a0049-4755