KNOWLEDGE ON PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF LEPROSY AMONG COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS – A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

Author Name: 1. Jeya Beulah D

Volume/Issue: 05/09

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/02.2025-53333152/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. HOD of Community Health Nursing, SCPM College of Nursing and Para Medical Sciences, Gonda, U.P, India.

ABSTRACT

Background: Leprosy currently affects approximately a quarter of a million people throughout the world, with the majority of these cases being reported from India. Objectives are to assess the knowledge on prevention and eradication of leprosy among Community Health Workers, to find the association between knowledge level with selected socio demographic variables. Methods: Cross sectional survey was used for this study. Non-Probability purposive sampling was used and 60 participants were chosen Result: This study revealed that most of the health workers had moderate knowledge on prevention and eradication of leprosy. Conclusion: This study findings showed that, there is a need to improve their knowledge by conducting the educational programmes regarding leprosy and its prevention and eradication.

Key words: Prevention, eradication, leprosy, community health workers.