title: A study of social status of people with disabilities due to leprosy in desert part of Rajasthan, India.
abstract: Leprosy is a stigmatized disease in our society. Ninety-eight disabled leprosy patients were studied in areas of Pokaran CHC and Ramdeora PHC of Jaisalmer district. About ninety-five per cent (94.6%) leprosy patients were found discarded by their life partners due to disabilities. A positive relationship was found between social stigma and deformity due to disease. IEC need to be done at community level also for changing attitude and behaviour towards leprosy patients.
authors.affiliation: Desert Medicine Research Centre (ICMR), Jodhpur, India. spyadav_dmrc@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007918:Leprosy / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D057545:Social Stigma