01228nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001300074653002100087653001100108653001100119653001000130653001200140653000900152653001300161653001600174653001800190100001400208245010800222856006500330300001000395490000700405050001500412520048500427022001400912       2011                            d  c2011 Sep10aAdult10aAged10aAttitude10aDisabled Persons10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMarriage10aMiddle Aged10aSocial stigma1 aYadav S P00aA study of social status of people with disabilities due to leprosy in desert part of Rajasthan, India.  uhttp://ismocd.org/index.asp?page=jcd/jcd_frames.asp?vol=38_1  a201-70 v43  aJADAV 20113 a<p>Leprosy is a stigmatized disease in our society. Ninety-eight disabled leprosy patients were studied in areas of Pokaran CHC and Ramdeora PHC of Jaisalmer district. About ninety-five per cent (94.6%) leprosy patients were found discarded by their life partners due to disabilities. A positive relationship was found between social stigma and deformity due to disease. IEC need to be done at community level also for changing attitude and behaviour towards leprosy patients.</p>  a0019-5138