Myint T, Htoon M T, Win M, Yin C
Department of Health, Ministry of Health, Myanmar.
Lepr Rev. 1992 Dec;63(4):345-9. doi: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920041.
A total of 884 registered cases from the city of Yangon were retrospectively analysed. The defaulter proportion among cases registered for treatment at the Thaketa Health Centre was 34.16%. It was established that patient sex and occupation are not a factor in defaulting. Paucibacillary cases and cases with no disability are more likely to default.