Table 2.
Demographic and disability information of leprosy-affected study participants.
| Characteristic | Female | Male | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study participants | 41 | 33.33% | 82 | 66.67% | 123 | 100.00% | |
| Mean Age (range) | years | 63 | (40–80) | 66 | (27–95) | 65 | (27–95) |
| Social Class | |||||||
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 4.88% | 8 | 9.76% | 10 | 8.13% | |
| Scheduled Caste | 13 | 31.71% | 25 | 30.49% | 38 | 30.89% | |
| Most Backward Class | 20 | 48.78% | 32 | 39.02% | 52 | 42.28% | |
| Other Backward Class | 6 | 14.63% | 17 | 20.73% | 23 | 18.70% | |
| Forward Class | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Literacy | |||||||
| Literate | 4 | 9.76% | 19 | 23.17% | 23 | 18.70% | |
| Illiterate | 37 | 90.24% | 63 | 76.83% | 100 | 81.30% | |
| Average monthly income (range) | INR | 1444.88 | (0–15,000) | 1156.10 | (0–6800) | 1252.36 | (0–15,000) |
| <1000 INR | 3 | 7.32% | 8 | 9.76% | 11 | 8.94% | |
| 1000 INR | 31 | 75.61% | 61 | 74.39% | 92 | 74.80% | |
| >1000 INR | 7 | 17.07% | 13 | 15.85% | 20 | 16.26% | |
| Employment Status | |||||||
| Unemployed | 29 | 70.73% | 63 | 76.83% | 92 | 74.80% | |
| Working | 12 | 29.27% | 19 | 23.17% | 31 | 25.20% | |
| Household Ownership Situation | |||||||
| Own House | 29 | 70.73% | 63 | 76.83% | 92 | 74.80% | |
| With Family Members | 2 | 4.88% | 8 | 9.76% | 10 | 8.13% | |
| Renting | 4 | 9.76% | 3 | 3.66% | 7 | 5.69% | |
| Government Leprosy Home | 6 | 14.63% | 5 | 6.10% | 11 | 8.94% | |
| Homeless | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 3.66% | 3 | 2.44% | |
| Disabilities—Eyes | |||||||
| Grade 0 | 35 | 85.37% | 60 | 73.17% | 100 | 81.30% | |
| Grade 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 14.63% | 17 | 20.73% | 23 | 18.70% | |
| Disabilities—Hands | |||||||
| Grade 0 | 3 | 7.32% | 7 | 8.54% | 10 | 8.13% | |
| Grade 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 8.54% | 7 | 5.69% | |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 92.68% | 68 | 82.93% | 106 | 86.18% | |
| Disabilities—Feet | |||||||
| Grade 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 2.44% | 2 | 1.63% | |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 26.83% | 11 | 13.41% | 22 | 17.89% | |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 73.17% | 69 | 84.15% | 99 | 80.49% | |
Demographic and disability information of leprosy-affected study participants in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. INR—Indian rupee.