01528nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001100001300042700001200055700001300067245008500080856006600165300001200231490000700243520113200250       2019                            d1 aDavid MM1 aRaju MS1 aMendis T00aFactors Influencing Participation Restrictions among Persons Affected by Leprosy  uhttp://www.ijl.org.in/2019/2%20M%20Raj%20David%20(91-104).pdf  a 91-1040 v913 aTo compare the factors associated with the participation restriction of person affected by leprosy in cross cultural contexts, this study was carried out from four states viz. Uttar Pradesh (UP), Chhattisgarh (CG), Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Tamil Nadu (TN) during the period from 2016 to 2017. Cross sectional study design
was used in this study using the standardized Participation scale, along with socio-demographic variables were analysed for a total of 379 persons affected by leprosy. The findings from each state were compared with other states. The study concludes that participation restrictions are highly influenced by education and type of occupation in most of the states. The variables such as gender, age, locality and disability are moderately affecting the participation restrictions in some states. Income groups and Type of membership are affecting the participation restrictions in some states compared with others. The variables such as marital status, Religion and caste has no specific influence on participation restriction. Diverse influence of independent factors observed among various states indicate