01735nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001600080653002300096653001100119653001100130653001000141653001200151653000900163653001600172653001800188653001500206653002100221653001600242653002600258653001300284653002100297100001200318700001400330700001400344700001600358245005900374856004100433300001100474490000700485520084300492022001401335       2001                            d  c2001 Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aEducational Status10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPoverty Areas10aPrevalence10aRural Population10aSex Factors10aSocioeconomic Factors10aSunlight10aUrban Population1 aKumar A1 aGirdhar A1 aYadav V S1 aGirdhar B K00aSome epidemiological observations on leprosy in India.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v69n3a08.pdf  a234-400 v693 a<p>This population sample survey conducted in rural and urban areas of the Agra District in India showed an active leprosy caseload of 60.1/10,000 in the rural and 39.1/10,000 in the urban areas against a targeted prevalence of < 1/10,000. The disease appeared to be widespread since almost 65% of the villages or urban pockets surveyed had at least one prevalent case of leprosy. Significantly larger numbers of leprosy patients were found among males, agricultural/manual workers, persons with no formal schooling, individuals living in unkept households with dirty surroundings, and among those living in dark and poorly ventilated houses. The epidemiological significance of this study reveals the endemic nature of leprosy in Agra and suggests the need to intensify and widen case-detection activities to achieve leprosy control.</p>  a0148-916X