01544nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653002600093653001100119653003100130653003100161653001100192653001200203653000900215653001600224100001500240700001100255700001500266245008600281300001100367490000700378050003200385520081100417022001401228       1990                            d  c1990 Jul-Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aDisability Evaluation10aFemale10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aThappa D M1 aKaur S1 aSharma V K00aDisability index of hands and feet in patients attending an urban leprosy clinic.  a328-370 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>189 leprosy patients including 20 from a leprosy colony having disabilities and deformities were graded by the WHO (1960) classification and their disability indices were calculated. Disabilities occurred more frequently in males and the disability index was significantly higher in those with longer duration of the disease and in multibacillary patients. Majority of the disabled patients (82.5%) were manual workers, but the highest disability index was observed in beggars. Irregularly treated and untreated patients had significantly higher disability indices (DI 2.40 and DI 1.40) than those taking regular treatment (DI 1.09). No correlation was found between severity of disability and occurrence of type I and type II reactions. Disabilities of hands and feet occurred with equal frequency.</p>  a0254-9395