Socio-environmental factors in relation to leprosy at Jaipur.
No Thumbnail Available
Date
1984-10-01
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
In a house to house study of leprosy cases at Jaipur (148) a majority (91) had NL leprosy, 50 had LL leprosy and remaining 7 had indeterminate leprosy. More cases (84.5%) had a poor housing, overcrowding, low socioeconomic status. Out of 59 persons giving history of contact a majority had it at home and others at work places. The period of contact was more than five years in 74.6% cases. Most of the cases had lesions on exposed or easily accessible parts of the body.
Description
Keywords
Citation
Ojha KS, Chaudhary RC, Choudhary SK. Socio-environmental factors in relation to leprosy at Jaipur. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1984 Oct-Dec; 56(4): 884-8