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Doing Business in Addis Ababa: Case Studies of Women Entrepreneurs with Disabilities in Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
[From Preface] The ILO Technical Cooperation Project, Developing Entrepreneurship among Women with Disabilities , is being implemented in Ethiopia by the Ethiopian Federation of Persons with Disabilities (EFPD) and the Tigray Disabled Veterans ...
International Labour Organization
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Elimination of Leprosy as a public health problem by 2000 AD: an epidemiological perspective

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2011
BACKGROUND: Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and manifests as damage to the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is dreaded because it causes deformities, blindness and disfigurement.
Dickson Shey Nsagha   +8 more
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The Risk of Late Treatment and The Reaction of Leprosy with Grade 2 Disability

open access: yesJurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2019
Background: The number of new cases of leprosy in Indonesia is still high with 15,910 new cases found in 2017. East Java is the highest contributor to new leprosy cases with 3,374 incidences in 2017 and the leprosy proportion of the grade 2 disability ...
fariska firdaus
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Foxes in Transmitting Zoonotic Bacteria to Humans: A Scoping Review

open access: yesZoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases inflict substantial burdens on human and animal populations worldwide, and many of these infections are bacterial. An Australian study investigating environmental risk factors for Buruli ulcer in humans detected the causative agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans, in the faeces of wild foxes, a novel finding that suggests foxes may ...
Emma C. Hobbs   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of general health workers in leprosy control activities at public health facilities in Amhara and Oromia States, Ethiopia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease of public health importance and one of the leading causes of permanent physical disability. Nevertheless, the drop in prevalence following multidrug therapy has resulted in the neglect of leprosy.
Abeje, Tadiye   +12 more
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Socio‐Demographic and Environmental Correlates of Leprosy: A Hospital Based Cases Control Study

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Introduction: Worldwide, India alone contributes approximately 50% of Leprosy cases. The Natural history of Leprosy has still many gaps about causation of Leprosy. There are very few studies focusing on all possible factors that might be associated with
Devang A Jariwala   +3 more
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Unexpectedly high leprosy seroprevalence detected using a random surveillance strategy in midwestern Brazil: A comparison of ELISA and a rapid diagnostic test

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Background Leprosy diagnosis is mainly based on clinical evaluation, although this approach is difficult, especially for untrained physicians. We conducted a temporary campaign to detect previously unknown leprosy cases in midwestern Brazil and to ...
M. Frade   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: 21st Century Challenges

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dermatology, Volume 64, Issue 8, Page 1342-1348, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Body dysmorphic disorder, now recognized as an obsessive‐compulsive and related disorder, combines ideas of beauty and glamour with inordinate widespread concern, mainly affecting young people and those seeking to remain youthful. We update concepts of this disorder in an era with multiple social media providing a setting for communication and
Mariam Trichas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The cellular architecture of the antimicrobial response network in human leprosy granulomas

open access: yesNature Immunology, 2021
Feiyang Ma   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PERSEPSI DAN PENGALAMAN PENDERITA DALAM PENGOBATAN KUSTA DI KABUPATEN NGAWI [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This research were to know about perceptions and experiences of patients of leprosy treatment in Ngawi Regency. Data collection was taken by dept interview. The collected data was analysed by content analysis and descriptive statistic.
WIJAYANTI , ANISA CATUR
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