Assessing the feasibility of integration of self-care for filarial lymphoedema into existing community leprosy self-help groups in Nepal

Assessing the feasibility of integration of self-care for filarial lymphoedema into existing community leprosy self-help groups in Nepal

Abstract Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) and leprosy are disabling infectious diseases endemic in Nepal. LF infection can lead to lymphoedema and hydrocoele, while secondary effects of leprosy infection include impairments to hands, eyes and feet. The disabling effects of both conditions can be...

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Main Authors: Joseph Pryce, Hayley E. Mableson, Ramesh Choudhary, Basu Dev Pandey, Dambar Aley, Hannah Betts, Charles D. Mackenzie, Louise A. Kelly-Hope, Hugh Cross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Nepal
Lymphatic filariasis
LF
Elephantiasis
Leprosy
Wuchereria bancrofti
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5099-0

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