Rao P S, Sirumban P
Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Tirumani Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu.
Indian J Lepr. 1990 Apr-Jun;62(2):180-5.
Prevalence rates of leprosy in 6 endemic districts in Andhra Pradesh, India with a population of 168.71 lakhs (1981 census) were studied before and after screening of registered cases. The screening was carried out as part of multidrug treatment project implementation. After such screening a sharp fall in the registered prevalence rate, by 26.2% on the average, was observed in all the districts. About 34.8% of the total cases were declared as Released from control. The implication of these findings regarding registered cases fit for such release and the overall registered prevalence rates in the country must be kept in mind.
对印度安得拉邦6个麻风病流行区（根据1981年人口普查，人口为168.71万）登记病例进行筛查前后的麻风病患病率进行了研究。该筛查是作为多药治疗项目实施的一部分进行的。经过这样的筛查，所有地区的登记患病率平均急剧下降了26.2%。约34.8%的病例被宣布为解除管控。必须牢记这些关于适合解除管控的登记病例以及该国总体登记患病率的研究结果的含义。
