Investigation of community knowledge, attitudes and stigma towards leprosy in Nigeria: a mixed-methods study.

Autor: Murphy-Okpala N; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Dahiru T; Tahir Dahiru, Medical Department, Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Initiative, Jos 930252 Plateau State, Nigeria., Eze C; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Nwafor C; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Ekeke N; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Abdullahi S; Tahir Dahiru, Medical Department, Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Initiative, Jos 930252 Plateau State, Nigeria., Iyama FS; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Meka A; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Njoku M; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Ezeakile O; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria., Ukwaja KN; Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki 480214 Ebonyi State, Nigeria.; Department of Medical Physiology, College of Health Sciences, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu 491101 Ebonyi State, Nigeria., Anyaike C; National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja 900211, Nigeria., Sesere O; National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja 900211, Nigeria., Chukwu J; Medical Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu 400001 Enugu State, Nigeria.

Publikováno v: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 118 (10), pp. 697-709.

Is there still yaws in Nigeria? Active case search in endemic areas of southern Nigeria.

Autor: Ekeke N; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Iyama FS; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Chukwu JN; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Asiedu K; Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland., Marks M; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, England., Omotowo B; Institute of Public Health, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria., Agwu-Umahi O; Institute of Public Health, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria., Nvene VO; Institute of Public Health, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria., Paul S; Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria., Nwafor CC; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Meka AO; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Eze CC; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Ezeakile OE; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Njoku MI; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria., Murphy-Okpala NN; German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), Enugu, Nigeria.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2023 Nov 20; Vol. 17 (11), pp. e0011753. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 20 (Print Publication: 2023).