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Community knowledge, perceptions and attitudes regarding leprosy in rural Cameroon: The case of Ekondotiti and Mbonge health districts in the South-west Region

BACKGROUND: Although leprosy is one of the oldest diseases known to humanity, it remains largely misunderstood. Misconceptions about leprosy lead to stigma towards people with the disease. This study aimed at exploring the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes regarding leprosy in rural Cameroon. MET...

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Autores principales:	Tabah, Earnest Njih, Nsagha, Dickson Shey, Bissek, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi, Njamnshi, Theophilus Ngeh, Njih, Irine Ngani-Nformi, Pluschke, Gerd, Njamnshi, Alfred Kongnyu
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5825164/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29432474 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006233

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