01427nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001000061653001100071653002100082653001100103653001200114653000900126100001500135700001100150700001400161245008100175300001200256490001300268050003200281520084600313022001401159       1998                            d  c199810aAdult10aChild10aFemale10aHealth Education10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale1 aRamesh V K1 aMani R1 aParkash I00aA study of low clinic attendance of leprosy patients: reasons and solutions.  a17S-21S0 v70 Suppl  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In this study, the effect of health education on a sample of 325 absentee leprosy patients was assessed in a leprosy endemic area. About 46% of the absentees from the study group returned to the clinic following health education (HE). HE was more effective amongst those who defaulted in the later part of their treatment sessions. Monthly attendance rate increased from 70%-74% to 72%-91% following HE. Amongst the absentees, 58% were absent due to personal reasons and 8% due to health service related reasons. Personal reasons was the commonest cause for absenting at second pulse. At third pulse it was due to socio-economic reasons. At fourth pulse it was due to service-related reasons. At fifth pulse the commonest reason was disease-related. Health education had proved to be a definite solution to solve the absentee problem.</p>  a0254-9395