Original Article · pages 79–80
A Community Survey of Hansen's Disease in Rural Bihar
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Ranabir Pal, Neloy Sinha, Ankur Barua. A Community Survey of Hansen's Disease in Rural Bihar. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2009;22(2):79–80.
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Residents of all 60 villages, who gave informed verbal consent to participate in this study were included in the sample and were investigated for presence of Hansen’s Disease. Study population of 88973 individuals of all age groups. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by using the statistical package SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 10.0 for windows. Prevalence rate of Hansen’s disease was described in terms of proportion and its 95% confidence Interval. Prevalence of Hansen’s disease was estimated to be 25.1 per 10,000 population (95% CI = 22-28/10,000 population).
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