01476nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001600084653001300100653001200113653002300125653001100148653001100159653001200170653000900182653001600191653001600207100001300223700001400236245004600250300001200296490000700308050001400315520083100329022001401160       1995                            d  c1995 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAttitude10aDivorce10aEducational Status10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOccupations1 aRaju M S1 aReddy J V00aCommunity attitude to divorce in leprosy.  a389-4030 v67  aRAJU 19953 a<p>Divorcing a leprosy afflicted spouse is one of the manifestations of social stigma attached to leprosy. It mostly depends on the community's decision resulting from the physical and social threat perceived. In order to find out who were prone to divorce their leprosy afflicted spouses, 1199 community members drawn from two States, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, were asked what their advice would be if a spouse of leprosy patient approached them for advice. The responses were cross tabulated against their demographic characteristics. While, only a small proportion of respondents advised divorce in Andhra Pradesh, they were mainly females, above SSC educated, those who did cultivation, labourers and were from poor economic group. On the other hand, in Orissa, a high proportion of the respondents suggested divorce.</p>  a0254-9395