Assessment of disability, social and economic situations of people affected by leprosy in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
With the decline in prevalence of leprosy, social and economic rehabilitation (SER) has become a major priority in leprosy control programme in Shandong Province. In the preparative phase of an SER programme, a province-wide survey was conducted with a semi-structured questionnaire in order to provide policy makers and programme managers with some basic information on the disability, and social and economic situation of the people affected by leprosy. This paper presents the results of a study in the people affected by leprosy living in the communities.
Shumin
Chen
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Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, 57 Jiyan Lu, Jinan, Shandong, PR China 250022. Chenshm@public.jn.sd.cn
Diangchang
Liu
L
Bing
Liu
L
Lin
Zhang
Z
Xioulu
Yu
Y
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012648:Self Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires