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Item Close-contact surveys and mass-screening studies for leprosy in Turkey(Lepra, 1988) Saylan, T.; Aytekin, A. H.; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Toplum Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı.Beginning in 1984, the Department of Dermatology at Istanbul University Medical School and the Department of Public Health of Uludag University Medical School embarked on: a, close contact surveys; and b, mass-screening studies in the Province of Van in Turkey. Methodology and results are described in detail. The total number of cases in the whole country is unlikely to exceed 4300 and leprosy cannot be considered to be a serious public health problem. However there is room for improvement, notably in compliance to prescribed medication, the reduction of disability rates and the better use of general health units.Item Leprosy in Turkey(Lepra, 1988) Saylan, T.; Aytekin, A. H.; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Toplum Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı.An account is given of the historical development of leprosy work and control measures in Turkey. Detailed information is recorded on the distribution of the disease according to year of registration; age; sex; classification. After thorough examination of the patient registers and other sources of information, it can now be confidently stated that reliable data exist for a total of 385 1 leprosy patients in Turkey. Studies of distribution of cases in the provinces and regions reveal some curious discrepancies between areas of high and low prevalence, not explained by socio-economic or other factors. The systematic examination of registers and other records, as described in this article, may be of value in other countries, especially when the incidence rate is decreasing, in defining the overall problem and maintaining the interest of health authorities and personnel.Item Mass screening in leprosy endemic areas of Turkey: Preliminary report(Lepra, 1986) Saylan, T.; Aytekin, A. H.; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Çocuk Norolojisi Anabilim Dalı.A multipurpose programme was devised to enable a research team of university personnel to cooperate with local health units with the following objects: 1, to find registered leprosy patients in selected areas and provide them with curative and rehabilitative services; 2, to locate people known to have been in close contact with registered patients and keep them under surveillance: 3, to screen the whole population in selected areas in order to find new cases; 4, to undertake periodic examination of suspected cases; and 5, to provide on-the-spot training for health personnel in the control of leprosy. Because of a known high prevalence, the province of Van, situated in the eastern part of Turkey, on the Iranian border, was chosen, and in the first year of this project, two regions of this province were covered, with the examination of over 15,000 people. This report describes the methodology and preliminary findings and discusses some of the difficulties in the interpretation of results with regard to the total population coverage achieved by such a screening programme in 1984, and the previously recorded, official census figures. It is planned to continue and expand this research and to analyse results in a future publication.