01211nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001600061653000900077653002100086653003000107653001100137653001400148653001200162653001600174100001500190700001500205700001400220700001300234245016100247300001200408490001300420050003200433520044200465022001400907       1998                            d  c199810aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aDisabled Persons10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aIncidence10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged1 aSelvaraj G1 aPrabakar N1 aMuliyil J1 aMartin G00aIncidence of disabilities among multi-bacillary cases after initiation of multidrug therapy and factors associated with the risk of developing disabilities.  a11S-16S0 v70 Suppl  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Out of the 1724 new cases registered between 1985 to 1992, 1169 could be contacted. The overall incidence of disabilities was 6.8%. Age above 45 years, bacteriopositivity and thickening of three or more trunk nerves were associated with a higher risk of disabilities. Staff training, patient education and steroid availability in the field were the suggested methods of reducing the occurrence of disabilities in leprosy patients.</p>  a0254-9395