01414nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001653001100042653002600053653003100079653002100110653001600131653000900147653001200156653001100168653002900179653001100208653002500219653000900244653001000253100001400263700001300277700001300290700001500303245008700318300001000405490000700415520066400422022001401086       2000                            d10aUganda10aSocioeconomic Factors10aPatient Education as Topic10aNeeds Assessment10aMiddle Aged10aMale10aleprosy10aHumans10aHealth Status Indicators10aFemale10aDeveloping countries10aAged10aAdult1 aBaumann H1 aStingl P1 aWijnen A1 aLöscher T00a[Psychosocial, economic and physical status of former leprosy patients in Uganda].  a342-60 v623 a<p>This study investigates the general living condition, the psychosocial, economical and physical situation of 161 leprosy patients previously treated at the St. Francis Leprosy Hospital at Buluba/Uganda, basing on interviews and clinical examinations. The results point to a negative correlation between general education and specific knowledge of leprosy and highlight a serious psychosocial situation of previously treated leprosy patients. The most important conclusion is that besides leprosy-specific chemotherapy, lifelong extensive general and leprosy-specific health education and posttreatment care can prevent disabilities in leprosy patients.</p>  a0941-3790