Profil Penderita Kusta di Kecamatan Sarang, Kabupaten Rembang, 1996

Djaiman, Sri Poedji Hastoety and Tjahjadi, Wardjoe and Sihadi, Sihadi (1999) Profil Penderita Kusta di Kecamatan Sarang, Kabupaten Rembang, 1996. Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan, 26 (1). ISSN 0125-9695

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Abstract

The prevalence of leprosy has been decreasing year by year; but there is an increasing number in the type of leprosy Multi bacillary (MB), 46,8% in 1993 up to 80,7% in 1994 and 84,2% in 1995. Information about the leprosy cases is needed as a way to handle the leprosy problem. The study was conducted in Sarang Subdistrict, Rembang Regency in 1996. Sample consisted of 44 leprosy cases found by conducting a special survey by door to door visiting. Most leprosy cases found were 20-24 years, were men (70,5%), had low education (95,5% elementary), suffered from leprosy type ME (75,0%), about 29,5% of the other family members also suffered from leprosy, and the time of living together of the other family suffering from leprosy with the leprosy case (sample) was more than 3 months.

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