01900nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653001100042653001200053653001000065653001300075100001300088700001100101700001400112700001500126245007600141856006200217300001100279490000700290050001600297520136900313       2013                            d10aStigma10aleprosy10aIndia10aAttitude1 aGrewal I1 aNegi Y1 aKishore J1 aAdhish S V00aKnowledge and attitude about Leprosy in Delhi in post elimination phase  uhttp://ijl.org.in/2013/5%20Indu%20et%20al%20(123-127).pdf  a123-270 v85  aGREWAL 20133 aLeprosy is a chronic communicable disease since age associated with stigma and suffering. India claims its elimination but in some districts it remains a public health problem. A cross sectional study was conducted and a total of 60 persons were interviewed with an objective to assess the knowledge and attitude about leprosy among sample of 30 adults each from leprosy colony dwellers and urban slum dwellers in South District of Delhi. Results: Knowledge about the leprosy among leprosy colony dwellers was significantly lower than the slum dwellers. Both the groups still believed that leprosy could be due to curse of God, past misdeeds, and could spontaneously occur. Respondents of leprosy colony had significantly less adverse attitude such as leprosy patient should never get married (12% vs 57%), patient should be kept in leprosy colony (0 vs 30%) and should not be allowed to enter religious places (0 vs 23%). Surprisingly 73% of them had not heard about MDT and only (68%) knew that treatment is available free of cost in all Govt. hospitals. Only about half of the respondents knew that deformities could be corrected. Conclusion: This study reflects the poor awareness and negative attitudes towards leprosy particularly among leprosy patients themselves, which could be one of the reasons for slow progress in Leprosy Elimination Program in Delhi.