Risk factors among defaulters in the urban leprosy control centre of Thaketa Township in the city of Yangon, Myanmar, 1986
Myint, T.; Htoon, M.T.; Win, M.; Yin, C.
Leprosy Review 63(4): 345-349
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0305-7518 PMID: 1479874 Document Number: 234345
A total of 884 registered cases from the city of Yangon were retrospectively analysed. The defaulter proportion among cases registered for treatment at the Thaketa Health Center was 34.16%. It was established that patient sex and occupation are not a factor in defaulting. Paucibacillary cases and cases with no disability are more likely to default.
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