01808nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003100055653000900086653001000095653002100105653001100126653001100137653001900148653001200167653000900179653001600188653003100204653001400235653003000249653002600279100001300305700001700318700001100335700001000346700001300356245012000369856005100489300001000540490000700550050003200557520083100589022001401420       2003                            d  c2003 Sep10aActivities of Daily Living10aAged10aChina10aDisabled Persons10aFemale10aHumans10aLeper Colonies10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPreventive Health Services10aSelf care10aSeverity of Illness Index10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aShumin C1 aDiangchang L1 aBing L1 aLin Z1 aXioulu Y00aRole of leprosy villages and leprosaria in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China: past, present and future.  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/74/3/22-2228  a222-80 v74  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In the late phase of the leprosy control programme in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, there are a few old and disabled ex-patients living in 54 leprosy villages/leprosaria. The small, and declining number of patients makes the running of these leprosy villages/leprosaria uneconomic. In this paper, we review the history and the role of leprosy villages/leprosaria in the care of leprosy patients and the control programme in Shandong province. We then analyse the present situation of the 643 people still living in these leprosy villages/leprosaria, using information collected from a questionnaire-based survey. Finally, we offer some suggestions and recommendations for policy makers and leprosy control managers, in order to improve the present situation and make better use of existing resources.</p>
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