Pal S, Girdhar B K
Indian J Lepr. 1985 Jul-Sep;57(3):620-3.
A study has been undertaken to evaluate knowledge about disease among leprosy patients and attitude of family and neighbours towards patients. 310 O.P.D. patients attending this hospital have been interviewed and their answers have been analysed. It is observed that less than a fourth of the patients knew the causes of the disease while 40% feared that their children were more prone to get leprosy. Interestingly 75% of patients did not encounter any adverse reaction from the other family members, or neighbours even though most of them knew about the disease.
已开展一项研究，以评估麻风病患者对疾病的了解程度以及家人和邻居对患者的态度。已对在这家医院就诊的310名门诊患者进行了访谈，并对他们的回答进行了分析。据观察，不到四分之一的患者知道该疾病的病因，而40%的患者担心他们的孩子更容易患麻风病。有趣的是，75%的患者没有受到其他家庭成员或邻居的任何不良反应，尽管他们中的大多数人都知道这种疾病。
