Stigma towards a Neglected Tropical Disease: Felt and enacted Stigma Scores among Podoconiosis Patients in Northern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis, or non-filarial elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) characterised by swelling of the lower legs. When left untreated, this disfiguring condition has a significant social impact. This study aimed to describe the stigma experience among podoconiosis patients...

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Autores principales: Deribe, Kebede, Tomczyk, Sara, Mousley, Elizabeth, Tamiru, Abreham, Davey, Gail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24330684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1178

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24330684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1178

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