01485nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001600080653000900096653001000105653002900115653001100144653003100155653003100186653001100217653001200228653000900240653001600249653001500265653001600280100001200296700000900308700001000317700001100327700001100338700001200349700000900361245010700370300001100477490000600488520059100494022001401085       1992                            d  c1992 Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aChina10aCongenital Abnormalities10aFemale10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrevalence10aSex Factors1 aZhang G1 aLi W1 aYan L1 aYang Z1 aChen X1 aZheng T1 aYe G00aAn epidemiological survey of deformities and disabilities among 14257 leprosy patients in 11 counties.  a216-200 v73 a<p>This study was planned and conducted in 11 counties in Yangzhou Prefecture, which had formerly had a high prevalence of leprosy. Out of 14257 leprosy patients, 8122 (56.97%) with permanent deformities and disabilities were found. The disability rate was much higher among patients with multibacillary (MB) leprosy (81.15%) than among those with paucibacillary (PB) leprosy (53.04%). The statistical data involving the patients and the types of deformities and disabilities are presented in this paper, and the influences of various host factors and disease factors are discussed.</p>  a1001-9294