01288nas a2200301 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003300059653001100092653001000103653002300113653001200136653002500148653002900173653002500202653001500227653003000242653002600272653001700298653002100315100001300336245014900349300001100498490000700509050003200516520042400548022001400972 2003 d c2003 Oct-Dec10aCommunicable Disease Control10aHumans10aIndia10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aNational Health Programs10aPatient Satisfaction10aPrevalence10aResidence Characteristics10aRetrospective Studies10aRural Health10aRural Population1 aElango S00aImpact of integration of NLEP into PHC system in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, and status of integration of leprosy patients into the community. a347-540 v75 aInfolep Library - available3 a

Based on the encouraging results of the integration in Tamil Nadu, the Government of India introduced integration in the entire country. In this study on integration, Madurai district was taken as the study area. The impact of integration on essential indicators of leprosy elimination was analyzed and the results are discussed so that they will be useful to other states that are still considering integration.

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