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KMID : 0377619630040030197
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1963 Volume.4 No. 3 p.197 ~ p.206
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Epidemiological Survey on Horne and Colony leprosy patients in Kyungpook Provice
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Abstract
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An extensive clinical investigation mostly conducted by the mobile leprosy clinic was made on 4, 017 home and colony patients in Kyungpook province during period of May 1958 to July 1960, and a particular attention was directed on the study of nature of 804 colony patients among the investigated.
Results obtained are summerized as follows :
1) Total number of leprosy patients in Kyungpook province was 6, 765, number of registered home and colony patients being 4, 017 and sanatorium patients 2, 748.
The ratio of leprosy patients to 1, 000 Kungpook population was 1.87 and the distribution of patients was highest in Taegu city, its patient number being 524.
2) Monthly detection number of leprosy patients has been gradually declined in the past -3 years, 121 patients in 1958, 114 patients in 1959 and 72 patients in 1960.
3) Number of patients in the types of leprosy was in the order of L type(1, 887 cases, 46.9%), T type(1, 490 cases, 37.0%), I group(378 cases, 9.4%) and B group (10 cases).
The L type was found to be dominant in colony patients than in home patients, on the other hand, I group was dominant in home patients than in colony patients.
4) The educational level was higher in colony patients than in home patients, number of patients who read Korean language being 264 cases (39.6%) in the former group comparing to 1, 088 cases (48.3%) of the illiteracy in home patients.
5) The ratio of male to female was 1.85:1 in colony patients and 2. 3:1 in homepatients. The age wive had a peak between 26 and 30 years (689 cases, 17.1%).
6) The onset of the disease was highest between 16 and 25 years (1, 415 cases. 44%). The anesthesia(1, 068 cases, 40.3%) was highest first symptom and the primary lesion (2, 231 cases, 84.6%) was highest in exposured area of body.
7) Number of patients whose disease was advanced as to cause effects on the work activity was 196 (6.1%) in home patients and 207(25.7%) in colony patients which is one fourth of all the colony patients,
8) Estimated total leprosy patients in Kyungpook province was approximately 20, 000 to 35, 000.
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