TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Disability Evaluation
KW - Family
KW - Female
KW - Foot Ulcer
KW - Humans
KW - India
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Poverty
KW - Residential Facilities
KW - Self care
KW - Shoes
AU - Chakraborty A
AU - Mahato M
AU - Rao P S S S
AB - <p>A self-care programme aimed at preventing leprosy-related physical disabilities in a leprosy colony in Champa, Chattisgarh, India, is described. Once the initial resistance was overcome through persistent and caring attitudes, the residents accepted the challenges for self-care. The outcome at the end of one year showed significant decline (41%) in ulcer rates, significant use of MCR footwear (43%), and significant proportion (over 90%) of patients and their families practising and helping in self-care activities.</p>
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17402344?dopt=Abstract
CN - CHAKRABORTY 2006
DA - 2006 Oct-Dec
IS - 4
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - <p>A self-care programme aimed at preventing leprosy-related physical disabilities in a leprosy colony in Champa, Chattisgarh, India, is described. Once the initial resistance was overcome through persistent and caring attitudes, the residents accepted the challenges for self-care. The outcome at the end of one year showed significant decline (41%) in ulcer rates, significant use of MCR footwear (43%), and significant proportion (over 90%) of patients and their families practising and helping in self-care activities.</p>
PY - 2006
SP - 319
EP - 27
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Self-care programme to prevent leprosy-related problems in a leprosy colony in Champa, Chattisgarh.
VL - 78
SN - 0254-9395
ER -