01580nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653002900084653001200113653001500125653001100140653000900151653002100160653004200181653001100223653001200234653000900246653002100255653003100276100001300307700001700320245009600337300001100433490000700444050001500451520077400466022001401240       1995                            d  c1995 Jul-Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aCongenital Abnormalities10aDivorce10aEmployment10aFemale10aFood10aHealth Education10aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aSocial Isolation10aSurveys and Questionnaires1 aRaju M S1 aKopparty S N00aImpact of knowledge of leprosy on the attitude towards leprosy patients: a community study.  a259-720 v67  aRAJU 1995a3 a<p>NLEP, through its survey-education-treatment (SET) pattern, attempts to educate the community members about the scientific facts of leprosy with the view to improve their knowledge leading to a more positive attitude towards the leprosy afflicted. This paper explores the impact of knowledge on the attitudes of 1199 community members drawn from two States, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, towards leprosy. The results show that, overall, a high knowledge level did not necessarily generate positive attitudes. There was a general negative attitude despite 35% to 50% of the respondents having high knowledge level. There were, however, situations in which a high level of knowledge helps to have positive attitudes. These situations differ in the two states studied.</p>  a0254-9395