01328nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001100067653001100078653001200089653000900101653002300110653002400133653002600157100001300183245012900196300001000325490000700335050003200342520069800374022001401072       1978                            d  c1978 Jan10aDapsone10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aPatient Compliance10aSelf Administration10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aNaik S S00aIrregularity of Dapsone intake in infectious leprosy patients attending an urban treatment centre--its magnitude and causes.  a45-530 v50  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The Dapsone/creatinine ratio in random samples of urine was determined in 910 infectious leprosy patients attending the outpatient department of the Acworth Leprosy Hospital, Bombay during the period 20-9-76 to 20-11-1976. It was found that 48.7% of them were not taking regular treatment. The patients who were detected to be irregular in treatment were interviewed when they next attended the clinic to find the reason behind their irregularity. It was noticed that the majority of them (63%) attended the clinic for DDS treatment but could not come regularly for valid reasons, e.g. no time to attend, no money to travel to the clinic and absence from Bombay to go to native village.</p>  a0024-1024