Zodpey S P, Tiwari R R, Salodkar A D
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, and Dept. of Preventive and Social Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, MS, India.
Lepr Rev. 2000 Dec;71(4):505-10. doi: 10.5935/0305-7518.20000053.
A study was carried out at the Leprosy Control Unit, Government Medical College, Nagpur, India, to investigate gender differentials in the social and family life of leprosy patients. The study included 486 (268 males and 218 females) leprosy patients, who were diagnosed and registered at least 1 year prior to the data collection. It was observed that leprosy patients were isolated and refrained from various activities in the family. However, the effect of disease on this isolation was significantly greater in females as compared to males. Similarly, although, men and women were both affected in terms of their social life, women suffered more isolation and rejection from the society. The current study describes the gender differentials in the social and family life of leprosy patients in Central India.
印度那格浦尔政府医学院麻风病控制单位开展了一项研究，以调查麻风病患者在社会和家庭生活中的性别差异。该研究纳入了486名（268名男性和218名女性）麻风病患者，这些患者在数据收集前至少已被诊断并登记1年。据观察，麻风病患者受到隔离，且被禁止参与家庭中的各种活动。然而，与男性相比，疾病对女性这种隔离状态的影响要显著得多。同样，虽然男性和女性的社会生活都受到了影响，但女性遭受了更多来自社会的隔离和排斥。本研究描述了印度中部麻风病患者在社会和家庭生活中的性别差异。
