While conducting a leprosy survey in an urban slum in Pune 45 cases of leprosy were detected in a population of 4915 and only 7 of these cases had some disability. Disability rate in the leprosy cases was 15.56 percent, and maximum number had Grade 2 disability of hands or feet. Disability was higher in the higher age groups, males, Hindus, widower/widows, unemployed and lower socio-economic classes. Majority of the cases had a very low Disability Index DI (2) between 0.10 to 0.69 which is heartening and proves the successful implementation of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme.
BT - Indian journal of public health C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1303995?dopt=Abstract DA - 1992 Jul-Sep IS - 3 J2 - Indian J Public Health LA - eng N2 -While conducting a leprosy survey in an urban slum in Pune 45 cases of leprosy were detected in a population of 4915 and only 7 of these cases had some disability. Disability rate in the leprosy cases was 15.56 percent, and maximum number had Grade 2 disability of hands or feet. Disability was higher in the higher age groups, males, Hindus, widower/widows, unemployed and lower socio-economic classes. Majority of the cases had a very low Disability Index DI (2) between 0.10 to 0.69 which is heartening and proves the successful implementation of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme.
PY - 1992 SP - 87 EP - 92 T2 - Indian journal of public health TI - Study of leprosy among slum dwellers in Pune. Part II--Disabilities. VL - 36 SN - 0019-557X ER -