title: A retrospective study on seven years of multiple drug treatment for paucibacillary and multibacillary leprosy, in Bayara General Hospital, Nigeria.
abstract: In Bauchi State, Nigeria, a retrospective study was carried out among 973 patients on multidrug therapy (MDT), multibacillary (MB) and paucibacillary (PB), and 118 patients on a dapsone-clofazimine therapy. These patients were registered between January 1983 and September 1989. Clinical results and the problem of defaulting were investigated. The most important conclusions drawn are: although relapses occur, MDT-PB can be a valuable treatment; health education, shorter duration of treatment and permission to come less often lower the default rate, but in spite of this, the distance between home and clinic remains a problem.
authors.affiliation: Bayara General Hospital, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Blok
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bloos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van den Berg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002991:Clofazimine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003622:Dapsone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D002991:Clofazimine; D012293:Rifampin