Survey of the unexamined population in the villages included in a sample survey of the ELEP Dharmapuri Leprosy Project.
In a sample survey of the ELEP Dharmapuri Leprosy Control Project out of a population of 62984, 51205 was examined i.e. 81.3%. Subsequently out of the enumerated unexamined population of 11779, 5761 were examined and 67 cases were detected giving a prevalence of 11.62 which was less than the prevalence in the sample survey. With an examination of 90.45% of the population there was not much of an alteration in the gross and child prevalence rates as also the lepromatous rate. A sample survey with examination of 80% of the population gives a representative view of the leprosy situation in an area.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors