01516nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653000900076653001000085653002100095653002100116653001100137653002000148653001100168653001000179653001100189653002000200653001200220653000900232653001600241100002000257700002100277700001200298700001400310700001200324700001900336245017800355300001200533490001300545050002000558520053800578022001401116       1998                            d  c199810aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aDisabled Persons10aFemale10aHealth Services10aHumans10aIndia10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aBrahmachari N S1 aAnantharaman D S1 aRao B R1 aGupte M D1 aRao S K1 aMahalingam V N00aUnderutilization of the available services by the needy disabled leprosy patients in Government Leprosy Control Unit Puttoor, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, South India.  a47S-61S0 v70 Suppl  aBRAHMACHARI19983 a<p>This study was undertaken to find out the deformity profile, utilization of disability care services, factors associated with underutilization and the impact of educating leprosy patients with visible disabilities in self-care practices in the area covered by the LCU Chittoor. The disability prevalence rate in the area was 15 per 10,000 population. Training of the staff and teaching leprosy patients in self-care practices has shown a remarkable improvement in skin texture and ulcer situation of disabled leprosy patients.</p>  a0254-9395