01694nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001100001400042700001400056700001800070245011500088856005800203300001200261490000600273520126900279       2022                            d1 aMufarika 1 aAuliya NC1 aWidiyastuti M00aThe Effect of Self-Care on the Severity of Disability of Leprosy Patients in the Work Area Galis Health Center  uhttps://thejnp.org/index.php/jnp/article/view/274/161  a34–420 v63 a<p><strong>Background:</strong>&nbsp;People with leprosy tend to have dry skin due to damage.</p>

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong>&nbsp;This study aims to analyze differences in the severity of disability in patients before and after self-care in the treatment group and the control group.</p>

<p><strong>Methods:</strong>&nbsp;This research used a Quasy experiment pretest posttest with a control group design. The population was 52 respondents, with a sample of 34 respondents. The sampling technique used purposive sampling.</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong>&nbsp;The results of the study using the Wilcoxon test showed that there was a difference in the severity of disability in the treatment group with a p-value of 0,00 &lt; 0.05 and no difference in the severity of disability in the control group with a p-value of 0,105 &gt; 0.05. Based on the results of the Mann-Whitney test, it was found that there were differences in the severity of disability in the treatment group and the control group before and after self-care with a p-value of 0,00 &lt; 0,05.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong>&nbsp;The researcher suggests that sufferers can continue to improve efforts to prevent the severity of leprosy disability by taking regular self-care.</p>