Dé Rojas V, Hernández O, Bravo R, García M
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri.
Rev Cubana Med Trop. 1992;44(2):118-23.
One thousand two hundred sixteen people living in 6 representative municipalities in Havana City were surveyed in order to know what they knew about leprosy and how these patients are perceived by them. The purpose was to ascertain if the community was prepared to help them to their adaptation to a socially useful life, which is one of the tenets of the Program for the Control of this disease. It was proved that only 10% had the necessary knowledge about leprosy and the remaining 90% had wrong notions about it. It is concluded that the community is not prepared for bringing about a change in the present status of this condition.
为了了解哈瓦那市6个具有代表性的自治市中1216名居民对麻风病的了解程度以及他们对麻风病患者的看法，我们对这些居民进行了调查。目的是确定社区是否准备好帮助他们适应对社会有益的生活，这是该疾病控制项目的宗旨之一。结果证明，只有10%的人对麻风病有必要的了解，其余90%的人对麻风病存在错误认知。结论是，社区尚未准备好改变这种疾病的现状。
