All of the following are indicative of effective leprosy control programme, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Increasing number of children affected
Description: Operational indicators of effective leprosy control programme: Relapse rate Case detection ratio (that is the number of cases registered to estimated number of cases) Propoion of children (0-14 years) among newly detected cases Propoion of multibacillary cases on regular treatment during the year Propoion of female cases among newly detected cases Treatment condition or cure rate Propoion of new cases presenting with grade 2 disability/impairment at the time of diagnosis Propoion of treatment defaulters Propoion of patients who develop new/additional disability during MDT Ref: Park's Textbook of Social and Preventive Medicine, 19th edition, Page 277.
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