%D 1999
%T Profil Penderita Kusta di Kecamatan Sarang, Kabupaten Rembang, 1996
%K profile of leprosy; Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan; YANTEKKES-BPPK
%N 1
%L bkpkkemkes1169
%X 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.
%J Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan
%V 26
%A Sri Poedji Hastoety Djaiman
%A Wardjoe Tjahjadi
%A Sihadi Sihadi
%I Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan