Survey of on disability economic and social problem of leprosy affected persons in Roi Et Province.

Abstract

This survey research has been purposed to survey for economy and social of problem and disability for find out related factors of leprosy infection in  Roi-Et community total 612 people, there are 123 people who infected and passed primary problem screening. This research be researched by Rapid Disability Assessment or RDA instrument and be analyzed by descriptive statistics with 2 variable. Independent t-test to analyze and One-Way ANOVA.

                   The result form studying people who be infected by leprosy in community with same age and gender is they are look similar, the different about their own career and individual debt. Most of them have been treating by MDT and also in the second of disability type because they cannot reach the right treatment and lack of cleanliness. Do not use a disability at all. Predictors of restrictions on the involvement of the social problems faced by leprosy is marital status, education. family, occupation and residence. The median income for a family, There are no restrictions on the participation of the society in the country and lived in the family, no social restrictions. And no sense of stigma in society. The difference was statistically significant at the 0.05 level and predict the sense of stigma for persons affected by leprosy is a type of living, and the median income for a family of different significance level of 0.05.