02161nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653002200089653001000111653001500121653001100136653001100147653001000158653001200168653000900180653001600189653002500205653001600230653003100246653001700277100001300294700001200307700001200319700001500331700001400346700001100360245009300371300001000464490000700474520128000481022001401761       2007                            d  c2007 Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aChild10aDemography10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae10aOccupations10aSurveys and Questionnaires10aTime Factors1 aKireet A1 aSethi A1 aKamal A1 aKannan A T1 aMadhu S V1 aNair P00aSocio-demographic profile of leprosy patients in two districts of western Uttar Pradesh.  a45-500 v393 a<p>Despite achieving the goal of national elimination of leprosy, it remains a serious public health problem in the high prevalence states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa. A significant percentage of newly detected cases are Multibacillary. It underscores the importance of developing a more effective strategy to combat the disease in high prevalence pockets of the country. A glance into sociodemographic profile of the leprosy patients of one the high prevalence states might help in understanding the current ground situation better. A questionnaire based study was conducted at health care center of two districts of Uttar Pradesh (Rampur and Moradabad). Data on demographic profile of leprosy patients attending these centers were collected. The leprosy patients were more frequently males (63.8%). The duration of time before presentation was significantly longer for semiskilled workers (Kuppuswami Scale classification), p = 0.029. Patients with multibacillary disease were younger (mean age 31.04 yrs) as compared to paucibacillary leprosy (mean age 38.7yrs), p value = 0.041. These observations suggests that a specific population based approach is required to detect new cases early. Certain groups of the population might benefit from active surveillance.</p>  a0019-5138