A study on "Knowledge of Leprosy in Leprosy patients" was conducted in the Dermatology outpatient department of JIPMER. The study has shown that a good percentage of leprosy patients possess proper knowledge of leprosy in respect of its awareness, nature of treatment, consequences of lack of treatment and prevention of disease. Knowledge regarding the cause and mode of spread of disease and duration of treatment was lacking in majority of patients These areas should be given more concentration in educating the leprosy patients. It was found that literate patients possessed better knowledge than illiterate patients.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7253575?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1981 Apr IS - 2 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -A study on "Knowledge of Leprosy in Leprosy patients" was conducted in the Dermatology outpatient department of JIPMER. The study has shown that a good percentage of leprosy patients possess proper knowledge of leprosy in respect of its awareness, nature of treatment, consequences of lack of treatment and prevention of disease. Knowledge regarding the cause and mode of spread of disease and duration of treatment was lacking in majority of patients These areas should be given more concentration in educating the leprosy patients. It was found that literate patients possessed better knowledge than illiterate patients.
PY - 1981 SP - 226 EP - 30 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Knowledge about leprosy among leprosy patients. VL - 53 SN - 0024-1024 ER -