01149nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002100059653001100080653001100091653001000102653001200112653000900124653001800133653001700151100001700168700001300185245007300198300001000271490000700281520060500288022001400893       1992                            d  c1992 Jul-Sep10aDisabled Persons10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aPoverty Areas10aUrban Health1 aKrishnan S K1 aGokarn A00aStudy of leprosy among slum dwellers in Pune. Part II--Disabilities.  a87-920 v363 a<p>While conducting a leprosy survey in an urban slum in Pune 45 cases of leprosy were detected in a population of 4915 and only 7 of these cases had some disability. Disability rate in the leprosy cases was 15.56 percent, and maximum number had Grade 2 disability of hands or feet. Disability was higher in the higher age groups, males, Hindus, widower/widows, unemployed and lower socio-economic classes. Majority of the cases had a very low Disability Index DI (2) between 0.10 to 0.69 which is heartening and proves the successful implementation of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme.</p>  a0019-557X