الفهرس 
Complications of leprosyOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Leprosy is chronic granulomatous infection caused by mycobacterium leprae and spread among those living in poverty. Social stigma has been associated with leprosy for much of history which continues to be a barrier self reporting and early treatment. Aim: This study aimed to assess quality of life among leprosy patient .Design: A descriptive cross-section design was adopted on the current study . Setting: This study was carried out Hospital of Dermatology,Venereal and leprosy in Dakahelia Governorate. Sample: A purposive sample was used to this study and compromised of 325. Tool: Two tools were utilized to collect necessary data in this study. Tool I Interviewing Questionnaire sheet .Tool II The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) –BREF. Result: The present of study showed that, more than half of leprosy patients (55.4%) rated their quality of life as very poor. most of leprosy patients had a poor knowledge (99.7%)and had negative attitudes toward leprosy. And also there are appositive statically significant relation between four domain of quality of life ,age ,and family number. Conclusions: Majority of leprosy patients were not working, low education stander and living in rural area, most of leprosy patients had a poor knowledge and had negative attitudes toward leprosy. The recommendation Improve knowledge of leprosy patients through visual aids such as posters and clear language booklets. Improve the community knowledge of leprosy , attitude to leprosy patients, taking local beliefs, and perceptions into account.