The patient as a starting point for health education in leprosy control.
The current strategy for leprosy control remains the early diagnosis and effective treatment of leprosy patients with multi-drug therapy (MDT), together with the prevention and/or limitation of disabilities. This paper proposes patients-centred health education strategies that may help in the goal of eliminating leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000, in leprosy endemic countries like Nigeria.
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Kaduna State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Services (MOH), Zaria, Nigeria.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D009549:Nigeria; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011287:Prejudice