01176nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653001100091653001200102653000900114653001600123653002600139653001700165653002200182100001200204700001400216700001000230700001000240245012800250856005900378300001000437490000700447050003200454520036200486022001400848       1992                            d  c1992 Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRetrospective Studies10aRisk Factors10aTreatment Refusal1 aMyint T1 aHtoon M T1 aWin M1 aYin C00aRisk factors among defaulters in the urban leprosy control centre of Thaketa Township in the city of Yangon, Myanmar, 1986.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1992/v63n4/pdf/v63n4a06.pdf  a345-90 v63  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A total of 884 registered cases from the city of Yangon were retrospectively analysed. The defaulter proportion among cases registered for treatment at the Thaketa Health Centre was 34.16%. It was established that patient sex and occupation are not a factor in defaulting. Paucibacillary cases and cases with no disability are more likely to default.</p>  a0305-7518