EnDPoINT: protocol for an implementation research study to integrate a holistic package of physical health, mental health and psychosocial care for podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis and leprosy into routine health services in Ethiopia
Introduction Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) causing lower limb lymphoedema such as podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis (LF) and leprosy are common in Ethiopia. Routine health services for morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) of lymphoedema caused by these conditions are still lac...
Main Authors: | Kebede Deribe, Maya Semrau, Oumer Ali, Asrat Mengiste, Abraham Tesfaye, Mersha Kinfe, Stephen A Bremner, Natalia Hounsome, Louise A Kelly-Hope, Henock B Taddese, Hailom Banteyerga, Damen HaileMariam, Nebiyu Negussu |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMJ Publishing Group
2020-10-01
|
Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e037675.full |
Similar Items
-
The impact of podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis, and leprosy on disability and mental well-being: A systematic review.
by: Oumer Ali, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01) -
Community Involvement in the Care of Persons Affected by Podoconiosis—A Lesson for Other Skin NTDs
by: Abebayehu Tora, et al.
Published: (2018-08-01) -
Quantifying the socio-economic impact of leg lymphoedema on patient caregivers in a lymphatic filariasis and podoconiosis co-endemic district of Ethiopia.
by: Thais Caprioli, et al.
Published: (2020-03-01) -
Investigation outcomes of tuberculosis suspects in the health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
by: Amare Deribew, et al.
Published: (2011-04-01) -
A qualitative study on the implementation of a holistic care package for control and management of lymphoedema: experience from a pilot intervention in northern Ethiopia
by: Oumer Ali, et al.
Published: (2021-10-01)