01690nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001000084653002300094653001100117653001100128653001000139653001200149653000900161653001900170653002500189653002800214653002100242653002100263100001500284700001400299245009200313300001000405490000700415050003200422520089600454022001401350       1999                            d  c1999 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aCommunity Networks10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMass Screening10aMycobacterium leprae10aPopulation Surveillance10aRural Population10aUrban Population1 aBagade P L1 aBaliram B00aCommunity participation in case detection of leprosy in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.  a465-90 v71  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Involving special community groups for new case detection is of great importance for achieving the target of elimination of leprosy. During 1998-99, thirty village level Mahila mandals (women's groups), 6950 teachers and students and 34,548 heads of families were co-opted to participate in case detection. They examined 56,113 persons including 378,959 school students and 184,940 family members. Of the examined population, 275 were suspected to be cases of leprosy by mahila mandals, 411 by teachers and students and 747 by heads of families. Subsequent examination of the suspected cases by trained medical officers and paramedical workers confirmed 203 of them to be cases of leprosy. This exercise showed that when proper attempts were made to involve the community, case detection activity became easier, besides helping to disseminate knowledge about leprosy in the community.</p>  a0254-9395