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Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study

INTRODUCTION: Leprosy or Hansen’s disease is a potentially disabling disease that results in discrimination and self-stigma. A delay in case detection among leprosy patients is one of the factors resulting in disability. Although poor insights of the community toward leprosy lead to delays in case d...

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Autores principales:	Urgesa, Kedir, Bobosha, Kidist, Seyoum, Berhanu, Geda, Biftu, Weldegebreal, Fitsum, Mihret, Adane, Howe, Rawleigh, Kaba, Mirgissa, Aseffa, Abraham
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove 2020
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428403/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32848485 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S254625

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