01158nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653000900061653002300070653002900093653002500122653001100147653001100158653001200169653000900181653001600190653001200206653001600218653002600234100001400260245009200274300001000366490000700376050001600383520044300399022001400842       1995                            d  c199510aAdult10aAged10aAttitude to Health10aCultural Characteristics10aDeveloping countries10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNigeria10aSex Factors10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aAwofeso N00aEffect of socio-cultural beliefs on patients' perception of leprosy. The gender factor.  a175-80 v47  aAWOFESO19953 a<p>A study to determine the gender factor in the effect of socio-cultural beliefs on patients' perceptions of leprosy was conducted with the participation of 293 leprosy patients in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Results indicate that, contrary to popular belief, the male model is not the single interpretative model for leprosy as far as socio-cultural aspects are concerned. These differences are analysed and appropriate suggestions made.</p>  a0041-3232