00918nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003300055653002300088653001100111653001200122653001200134653001100146100001400157245007900171856005900250300001100309490000700320050001600327520033100343022001400674       1992                            d  c1992 Jun10aAttitude of Health Personnel10aEducational Status10aHumans10aleprosy10aNigeria10aNurses1 aAwofeso N00aAppraisal of the knowledge and attitude of Nigerian nurses toward leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1992/v63n2/pdf/v63n2a11.pdf  a169-720 v63  aAWOFESO19923 a<p>The attitudes of nurses toward leprosy are studied and in this paper. The findings show that their knowledge of leprosy is lacking and that they also fear leprosy. This study recommends that leprosy should be included in the basic nursing curriculum in order to increase awareness and to decrease the stigma of leprosy.</p>  a0305-7518