Zusammenfassung
Untersucht wurde die psychosoziale, ökonomische und
physische Situation von 161 ehemaligen Leprapatienten des St. Francis Leprakrankenhauses
Buluba/Uganda mit Hilfe von Interviews und körperlicher Untersuchung. Die
Studienergebnisse weisen auf einen negativen Zusammenhang von Bildungsgrad und lepraspezifischem
Kenntnisstand hin und offenbaren eine sehr ernste psychosoziale Lage der Patienten. Die wichtigste
Schlussfolgerung lautet: Nicht die alleinige lepraspezifische Chemotherapie, sondern nur in
Verbindung mit intensiver Gesundheitserziehung und lebenslanger posttherapeutischer Nachsorge
können Körperbehinderungen verhindert werden.
The Psychosocial, Economic and Physical Status of Former Leprosy Patients in
Uganda
This study investigates the general living condition, the psychosocial, economical
and physical situation of 161 leprosy patients previously treated at the St. Francis Leprosy
Hospital at Buluba/Uganda, basing on interviews and clinical examinations. The results point to
a negative correlation between general education and specific knowledge of leprosy and highlight a
serious psychosocial situation of previously treated leprosy patients. The most important
conclusion is that besides leprosy-specific chemotherapy, lifelong extensive general and
leprosy-specific health education and posttreatment care can prevent disabilities in leprosy
patients.
Key words
Previously Treated Leprosy Patients - Life
Quality - Leprosy-specific Knowledge
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