Regularity of DDS intake among 366 leprosy patients attending our out patient department voluntarily was assessed by urine spot test. It was found that only 54.6% of them had taken their last dose of drug within the previous three days. Those who kept their appointment showed better compliance than those who did not. Urinary DDS positivity was found to be unrelated to sex, occupation or the type of the disease. In the younger age group the compliance was low, as also among the patients coming from nearby places as compared to those who were residing in far off districts.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3253330?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1988 Oct IS - 4 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -Regularity of DDS intake among 366 leprosy patients attending our out patient department voluntarily was assessed by urine spot test. It was found that only 54.6% of them had taken their last dose of drug within the previous three days. Those who kept their appointment showed better compliance than those who did not. Urinary DDS positivity was found to be unrelated to sex, occupation or the type of the disease. In the younger age group the compliance was low, as also among the patients coming from nearby places as compared to those who were residing in far off districts.
PY - 1988 SP - 506 EP - 9 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Drug compliance among self-motivated leprosy patients. VL - 60 SN - 0254-9395 ER -