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Disease perception, impacts and coping strategies for onchocerciasis in Southeast Nigeria: a qualitative study among patients and program managers

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is a disease of public health concern due to the devastating consequences of the disease which impacts negatively on the lives of the people. The negative impact of the disease may affect its perception and lead to the adoption of some coping strategies. Therefore, underst...

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Autores principales:	Otache, Adah E., Ezenwosu, Ifeyinwa L., Ossai, Edmund N., Nwobi, Emmanuel A., Abah, Stephen O., Uzochukwu, Benjamin SC.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2023
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10170812/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37165379 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15821-6

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