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Archives   2006

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   18,  Number   2

TITLE:   Will you change as you were taught?
AUTHOR:   Le Le Win; Than Tun Sein; Kyaw Nyunt Sein; Khin Maung Lay
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2006; 18(2): 55-59
ABSTRACT:   An intervention study was conducted in Padaung Township during 1999–2000 to examine whether health intervention was successful in changing the behaviour of leprosy patients. A random sample of 50 patients was interviewed and observed regarding leprosy-related practices before and after intervention, which were eight months apart. They were taught multiple self-care prevention practices after the first time interview. During the intervention period, their practices were observed and case histories were taken two-monthly for four times. The research team interviewed with pre-tested questionnaire, guidelines and observed with a checklist, and the trained midwives disseminated about self-care. While most of the non-stigmatizing practices had changed to some extent, some stigmatizing practices had not changed. Patients who adopted stigmatizing practices were more likely to relapse than patients who adopted non-stigmatizing practices. However, we found a limited success in behavioural change due to constraints in culture, beliefs, stigmatization, and impractical techniques.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Leprosy
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