TY - JOUR KW - Adult KW - Community Health Services KW - Community participation KW - Community-Based Participatory Research KW - Delivery of Health Care, Integrated KW - Female KW - Humans KW - India KW - Interviews as Topic KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Operations Research KW - Perception KW - Primary Health Care KW - Public Health Administration KW - Rural Population KW - Workforce KW - Young Adult AU - Raju M S AU - Rao P S S AB -

As part of a community-based action research to reduce leprosy stigma, village committees were formed in 3 hyper endemic states of India. From a total of 10 village committees with nearly 200 members from Uttar Pradesh, a systematic random sample of 69 men and 23 women were interviewed in-depth regarding their views on sustainability of integrated leprosy services, as currently adopted. Their recommendations were also sought for further enhancement. Percentages were computed and compared for statistical significance using the z-normal test. The findings show that less than 50% of the respondents were confident that the present trend in voluntary early reporting for MDT and management of complications was adequate to sustain the integrated leprosy services. There were no differences by men or women members and they felt that lack of proper facilities, training and orientation of staff are most influencing factors. Many suggestions were given for improving the sustainability.

BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21972661?dopt=Abstract DA - 2011 Apr-Jun IS - 2 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -

As part of a community-based action research to reduce leprosy stigma, village committees were formed in 3 hyper endemic states of India. From a total of 10 village committees with nearly 200 members from Uttar Pradesh, a systematic random sample of 69 men and 23 women were interviewed in-depth regarding their views on sustainability of integrated leprosy services, as currently adopted. Their recommendations were also sought for further enhancement. Percentages were computed and compared for statistical significance using the z-normal test. The findings show that less than 50% of the respondents were confident that the present trend in voluntary early reporting for MDT and management of complications was adequate to sustain the integrated leprosy services. There were no differences by men or women members and they felt that lack of proper facilities, training and orientation of staff are most influencing factors. Many suggestions were given for improving the sustainability.

PY - 2011 SP - 87 EP - 93 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Sustainability of integrated leprosy services in rural India: perceptions of community leaders in Uttar Pradesh. VL - 83 SN - 0254-9395 ER -