02245nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001500054653002700069653001100096653001000107100001300117700001700130700001300147700001500160700001400175245007900189856008300268300001200351490000600363520162000369022001401989       2017                            d10aleprosy10aDisability10aWHO disability grading10aNanded10aIndia1 aDomple V1 aHarnalikar M1 aWadde SK1 aGadekar RD1 aDhande VS00aAssessment of disability amongst leprosy patients: A cross-sectional study  uhttps://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3592/2f817736cb6c5211cb6b7151081eda0a2094.pdf  a482-4860 v83 a<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Leprosy is one the public health problem in India leading to physical disabilities. In some studies the prevalence rates of disability in leprosy patients were between 16% to 56%.<br />
<strong>Objectives:</strong>To study the socio-demographic profile of patients of leprosyand to study the factors associated with disabilities in leprosy patients.<br />
<strong>Material and methods: </strong>This cross sectional study was carried out amongst 46 leprosy patients. Socio-demographic factors, clinical profile and WHO disability grading for disability assessment was assessed by house to house survey method.<br />
<strong>Results:</strong>Of the 46 leprosy patients, 17 (37%) were from age group of 31 to 45 years, 30 (65.2%) were males, 21 (45.7%) belonged to Hindu, 36(78.3%) were married. 23 (50%) were from nuclear families, 17 (37%) patients educated up to primary school, 20 (43.5%)were unskilled workers, 24(52.2%) were from middle class.Clinical profile of the patients showed that 36 (78.3%) were suffering from multibacillary leprosy, 42 (91.3%) patients had no lepra reaction and 24 (52.2%) patients had at least one nerve involved. The 60.86% leprosy patients had disability (grade 1 and 2). The disability among leprosy patients was significantly associated with nerve involvement and not significantly related with sex, religion, type of family, education, socio-economic status, marital status, occupation, type of leprosy, lepra reaction.<br />
<strong>Conclusion: </strong>More than half of the registered leprosy patients haddisability in Nanded city.</p>
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