An application of the LePSA methodology for health education in leprosy.

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  • J L Lennon
  • D W Coombs
چکیده

This paper describes how the innovative LePSA technique can be used by community health workers to appropriately educate and increase compliance among leprosy patients. A lesson plan illustrating the interactive nature of the technique in a hypothetical Third World community is presented. The lesson plan, using MDT default, shows how the technique can elicit individual participation in a group setting and serve as both an educational and a behaviour change tool.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Leprosy review

دوره 63 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1992