title: A study of knowledge of disease among leprosy patients and attitude of community towards them.
abstract: A study has been undertaken to evaluate knowledge about disease among leprosy patients and attitude of family and neighbours towards patients. 310 O.P.D. patients attending this hospital have been interviewed and their answers have been analysed. It is observed that less than a fourth of the patients knew the causes of the disease while 40% feared that their children were more prone to get leprosy. Interestingly 75% of patients did not encounter any adverse reaction from the other family members, or neighbours even though most of them knew about the disease.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007918:Leprosy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012944:Social Support