01655nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003000055653001000085653002000095653002100115653001100136653001100147653001000158653001200168653000900180653001600189653002100205653001600226653002200242100001500264700001500279700001700294245007600311856005900387300001100446490000700457050001500464520082400479022001401303       2000                            d  c2000 Dec10aAdaptation, Psychological10aAdult10aData Collection10aFamily Relations10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSampling Studies10aSex Factors10aSocial Adjustment1 aZodpey S P1 aTiwari R R1 aSalodkar A D00aGender differentials in the social and family life of leprosy patients.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n4/pdf/v71n4a09.pdf  a505-100 v71  aZODPEY20003 a<p>A study was carried out at the Leprosy Control Unit, Government Medical College, Nagpur, India, to investigate gender differentials in the social and family life of leprosy patients. The study included 486 (268 males and 218 females) leprosy patients, who were diagnosed and registered at least 1 year prior to the data collection. It was observed that leprosy patients were isolated and refrained from various activities in the family. However, the effect of disease on this isolation was significantly greater in females as compared to males. Similarly, although, men and women were both affected in terms of their social life, women suffered more isolation and rejection from the society. The current study describes the gender differentials in the social and family life of leprosy patients in Central India.</p>  a0305-7518