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Original Articles

Disability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination

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Article: 18394 | Received 21 Mar 2012, Accepted 19 Jun 2012, Published online: 19 Jul 2012

Figures & data

Fig. 1.  Selection procedure of survey participants.

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of people affected by leprosy with disability in five districts in Indonesia (n=1,339)

Fig. 2.  Distribution of grade 0, 1 and 2 impairments after release from treatment (RFT).

Table 2. Disability components in people with leprosy-related disability in the five-district study in Indonesia

Table 3. Development of grade 1 and grade 2 impairments at diagnosis, at release from treatment and at the time of the survey in a sub-cohort of people with leprosy-related disability who had assessment on all three occasions in the five-district study in Indonesia (n=966)

Table 4. Changes in impairment grades between diagnosis and the time of the survey in people with leprosy-related disability who had assessment on both occasions in the five-district study in Indonesia

Fig. 3.  Results of the Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC) stigma scale.

Fig. 4.  Examples for discrimination from the discrimination scale.

Table 5. Factors associated with participation restriction in people with leprosy-related disability in the five-district study in Indonesia (n=1,164)

Table 6. The median scores of community stigma, anticipated stigma, activity limitation and participation restriction among community members and persons with leprosy-related disabilities in the five-district study in Indonesia