01474nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001100051653001100062653001000073653001200083653000900095100001300104700001600117700001400133700001600147245011200163300001200275490001300287050003200300520088600332022001401218       1998                            d  c199810aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale1 aMall R P1 aTrivedi D S1 aKumar S A1 aGirdhar B K00aStudy of low productive value of rapid survey as a means of leprosy case detection in Kanpur urban project.  a33S-38S0 v70 Suppl  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A study was undertaken in Kanpur city to identify the reasons for low yield of rapid survey in leprosy case detection and to intervene to overcome the shortcomings. By a random cluster sampling method, 200,000 persons were selected for the study. Rapid survey was undertaken in half the area and in another half similar survey was undertaken after additional inputs. The additional inputs were staff training, IEC activities, changing of the survey timings and addition of a female worker to the survey teams. The proportion of the population enumerated population showed a significant rise (from 58.35% to 72.21%) in the test area with additional inputs. The number and the type of cases detected did not show any difference. Significantly, addition of female workers to the team did not improve the proportion of the female population examined or of female cases detected.</p>  a0254-9395