Matthews C M, Jesudasan M
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1978 Jul-Dec;46(3-4):414-25.
Results of a survey of knowledge and attitudes of the general public towards leprosy and knowledge, attitudes and practices of leprosy patients are reported. This survey is the base line for a health education project, based on social psychological theories of behavior, which is described. The results of the survey show that the general public has very little knowledge about leprosy; patients have more knowledge. Attitudes measured with a Likert scale are negative for the general public and only slightly positive for the patients. Allopathic treatment for leprosy is preferred by most, but many do not relate the "patch" to leprosy and therefore do not seek early treatment. In addition, many patients do not complete the treatment. There is much need for health education.
报告了一项关于公众对麻风病的知识和态度以及麻风病患者的知识、态度和行为的调查结果。这项调查是一个基于行为社会心理学理论的健康教育项目的基线，该项目也有描述。调查结果显示，公众对麻风病的了解非常少；患者的了解更多。用李克特量表测量的态度，公众是负面的，而患者只是稍有正面。大多数人更喜欢用现代医学方法治疗麻风病，但许多人不将“斑块”与麻风病联系起来，因此不寻求早期治疗。此外，许多患者没有完成治疗。非常需要进行健康教育。
