Fw: (LML) Measuring socio-economic status in leprosy-affected communities?

 

 

Leprosy Mailing List – March 24,  2024

 

Ref.:  (LML) Measuring socio-economic status in leprosy-affected communities?

From:  Sathish Kumar Paul, India

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Dear Pieter,

It is in reference to the mail by Dr. Ruth Butlin, LML, March 20, 2024, we at Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Leprosy Centre (SIHRLC), Karigiri have been using the Kuppuswamy scale, B G Prasad scale and the Udai Pareekh scales to assess the socio economic status of leprosy affected patients coming to the hospital.

The scales though not specifically designed for leprosy affected individuals have been effective in understanding the socioeconomic status (SES) of the leprosy affected individuals. The Kuppuswamy scale and the B G Prasad scales are regularly updated according to the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers(CPI‑IW).

The month‑wise CPI‑IW value was compiled and released by the Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. The Udai Pareek scale includes nine domains of SES, that is Caste, Occupation, House, Land, Education, Social Participation, Farm Power, Material Possessions, and Family Member.

However, none of these scales include the leprosy impairments. We currently at our institute are trying to look for any correlation of the SES scale scores with the leprosy impairments. 

 

Thanks,

Sathish Kumar Paul

SIHRLC Karigiri

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