Leprosy is a stigmatized disease in our society. Ninety-eight disabled leprosy patients were studied in areas of Pokaran CHC and Ramdeora PHC of Jaisalmer district. About ninety-five per cent (94.6%) leprosy patients were found discarded by their life partners due to disabilities. A positive relationship was found between social stigma and deformity due to disease. IEC need to be done at community level also for changing attitude and behaviour towards leprosy patients.
BT - The Journal of communicable diseases C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23781633?dopt=Abstract CN - JADAV 2011 DA - 2011 Sep IS - 3 J2 - J Commun Dis LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is a stigmatized disease in our society. Ninety-eight disabled leprosy patients were studied in areas of Pokaran CHC and Ramdeora PHC of Jaisalmer district. About ninety-five per cent (94.6%) leprosy patients were found discarded by their life partners due to disabilities. A positive relationship was found between social stigma and deformity due to disease. IEC need to be done at community level also for changing attitude and behaviour towards leprosy patients.
PY - 2011 SP - 201 EP - 7 T2 - The Journal of communicable diseases TI - A study of social status of people with disabilities due to leprosy in desert part of Rajasthan, India. UR - http://ismocd.org/index.asp?page=jcd/jcd_frames.asp?vol=38_1 VL - 43 SN - 0019-5138 ER -