01860nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001000069653003000079653003000109653001100139653001100150653001000161653001200171653000900183653002500192100001300217700001500230700002200245245013400267300000900401490000700410520115100417022001401568       2011                            d  c2011 Jan-Mar10aAdult10aChild10aCommunity Health Services10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aPatient Satisfaction1 aPati S N1 aPorichha D1 aKrishnamoorty K V00aSatisfaction of leprosy patients on integrated MDT services: as evaluated by Bargarh Integrated Community Health Project (BICHP).  a53-90 v833 a<p>Functional integration can be viewed successful if general health system (GHS) delivers services to the satisfaction of leprosy patients. The study elicits responses from 307 leprosy cured persons of 3 blocks and one town covering a population of about 3,50,000 in district Bargarh, Orissa. 229 (74.6%) MB and 78 (25.4%) cured PB cases were the respondents. About 80% patients diagnosed and received treatment within half an hour, 89.9% respondents spent adequate time with providers for clarifying different aspects of leprosy, 85.0% felt the discussion very useful. About 94% had comfortable time at the health institutions. About 97% of persons were regular and completed FDT in time while 25.0% experienced some discrimination mostly at the health institutions. Trunk nerves were involved in 57% cases at detection which subsided during treatment in 33% of cases. Skin patches disappeared in 74.6% and became inactive in the rest. Majority (90.2%) were convinced about cure by MDT. Clients' satisfaction in terms of quality treatment and cordial patient provider relation in GHS should be a strong indicator for successful integration.</p>  a0254-9395