Abstract: Objective To unde rstand the perceived external discr miination and its influencing factors among cured leprosy patients living inrural community of Zhejiang province,China.Methods with a self-designed questionnaire and multi-stage sampling,216 cured leprosy patients living in rural communities were selected and surveyed face-to-face.The data collected were analyzed with SPSS115.Results The perceived external discrmi ination among the cured leprosy patients was at low level with anaverage score of 3.82±3.23(ranged from 0 to 10).The main influencing factors of external perception of discr miination were the awareness of leprosy curable nature,self-care ability,social status,visible disability,economic statu,smarital status,and age with a multiple linear coefficient of 0.725 and a total variance of 33.002(P<0.01).Conclusion Cured leprosy patients living in rural community of Zhejiang perceived a certain degree of external discrmiination and measures should be taken to promote the physical and mental health of the leprosy patients.