TY - JOUR
KW - Uganda
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Patient Education as Topic
KW - Needs Assessment
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Male
KW - leprosy
KW - Humans
KW - Health Status Indicators
KW - Female
KW - Developing countries
KW - Aged
KW - Adult
AU - Baumann H
AU - Stingl P
AU - Wijnen A
AU - Löscher T
AB - <p>This study investigates the general living condition, the psychosocial, economical and physical situation of 161 leprosy patients previously treated at the St. Francis Leprosy Hospital at Buluba/Uganda, basing on interviews and clinical examinations. The results point to a negative correlation between general education and specific knowledge of leprosy and highlight a serious psychosocial situation of previously treated leprosy patients. The most important conclusion is that besides leprosy-specific chemotherapy, lifelong extensive general and leprosy-specific health education and posttreatment care can prevent disabilities in leprosy patients.</p>
BT - Gesundheitswesen
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10920572?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1055/s-2000-11485
IS - 6
J2 - Gesundheitswesen
LA - ger
N2 - <p>This study investigates the general living condition, the psychosocial, economical and physical situation of 161 leprosy patients previously treated at the St. Francis Leprosy Hospital at Buluba/Uganda, basing on interviews and clinical examinations. The results point to a negative correlation between general education and specific knowledge of leprosy and highlight a serious psychosocial situation of previously treated leprosy patients. The most important conclusion is that besides leprosy-specific chemotherapy, lifelong extensive general and leprosy-specific health education and posttreatment care can prevent disabilities in leprosy patients.</p>
PY - 2000
SP - 342
EP - 6
T2 - Gesundheitswesen
TI - [Psychosocial, economic and physical status of former leprosy patients in Uganda].
TT - Psychosoziale, ökonomische und physische Situation ehemaliger Leprapatienten in Uganda
VL - 62
SN - 0941-3790
ER -