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.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/651317?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1978 Jan IS - 1 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 1978 SP - 45 EP - 53 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Irregularity of Dapsone intake in infectious leprosy patients attending an urban treatment centre--its magnitude and causes. VL - 50 SN - 0024-1024 ER -