01939nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002800065653002000093653002500113653001100138653004200149653001100191653001200202653000900214653001600223653001000239653001500249653002000264653002100284653002200305653002000327653003100347100001600378700001100394700001700405245012300422856005900545300001000604490000700614050001900621520089900640022001401539       2000                            d  c2000 Dec10aAdult10aCommunity participation10aData Collection10aDeveloping countries10aFemale10aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNepal10aPsychology10aQuality of Life10aSampling Studies10aSocial Alienation10aSocial Distance10aSurveys and Questionnaires1 aStigter D H1 aGeus L1 aHeynders M L00aLeprosy: between acceptance and segregation. Community behaviour towards persons affected by leprosy in eastern Nepal.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n4/pdf/v71n4a07.pdf  a492-80 v71  aDESTIGTER 20003 a<p>This study describes community behaviour towards persons affected by leprosy in the eastern Terai districts of Nepal. The results show that 95% of the persons affected by leprosy recognized by the community have visible signs such as wounds, swellings and deformed feet or hands. Persons affected by leprosy still experience negative behaviour. Motives for negative community behaviour are mostly found in the fact that people fear infection by germs, but fear of a curse from God is also mentioned. This study shows that negative community behaviour is still present in eastern Nepal. Leprosy is more than a disease; the disease can nowadays be medically cured, but the sickness of leprosy still remains. Leprosy control programmes should focus on prevention of impairments and disabilities, because it seems that a visible sign is an important trigger for negative community behaviour.</p>  a0305-7518