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. 2016 Mar 1;10(3):ZC48–ZC52. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16196.7461

[Table/Fig-4]:

Frequency of responses to questions on attitude at workplace and at home /neighborhood.

Regarding behavior at workplace
Question Positive attitude n(%) Negative attitude n(%)
Would you be comfortable working with someone who had Leprosy 223(63.7) 127(36.3)
Would you employ someone who had Leprosy 222(63.4) 128(36.6)
What would your reaction be, if your friend/colleague had Leprosy 277(79.1) 73(20.9)
What would your reaction be, if you see a person who had Leprosy. 236(67.4) 114(32.6)
Regarding behaviour at home/ neighborhood
Would you allow someone in your family to marry a person who had Leprosy 93(26.6) 257(73.4)
What would your reaction be, if your family member is diagnosed with Leprosy 297(84.9) 53(15.1)
If someone in your family had Leprosy would you talk about it to your friends 224(64) 126(36)
Would you allow children in the family to play with him/ her 162(46.3) 188(53.7)