TY - JOUR KW - Absenteeism KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Appointments and Schedules KW - Female KW - Humans KW - India KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Patient Compliance KW - Socioeconomic Factors KW - Transportation AU - Pal S AU - Ramanathan U AU - Ramu G AB -
A study of 195 patients attending the out patient department with regard to regularity is reported. 71 patients or 36.41% were found to be irregular. The causes of irregularity were found to be predominently socio-economic factors. Since irregularity may lead to emergence of drug resistance due to irregular, inadequate and interrupted drug compliance, socio-economic factor require amelioration.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3831100?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1985 Jul-Sep IS - 3 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -A study of 195 patients attending the out patient department with regard to regularity is reported. 71 patients or 36.41% were found to be irregular. The causes of irregularity were found to be predominently socio-economic factors. Since irregularity may lead to emergence of drug resistance due to irregular, inadequate and interrupted drug compliance, socio-economic factor require amelioration.
PY - 1985 SP - 607 EP - 12 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - A study of the cause of irregularity of patients attending the out patient department of Cjil, Agra. VL - 57 SN - 0254-9395 ER -