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Leprosy perceptions and knowledge in endemic districts in India and Indonesia: Differences and commonalities.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
BACKGROUND Understanding how knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding leprosy differ in endemic countries can help us develop targeted educational and behavioural change interventions.
Anna T van't Noordende, Suchitra Lisam, Panca Ruthindartri, A. Sadiq, Vivek Singh, M. Arifin, W. V. van Brakel, I. Korfage   +7 more
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction between two triple‐therapy regimens in treating neuropathic pain: A real‐world data

Ibrain, EarlyView., 2023
This study compared the clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction of Pregabalin and Gabapentin triple therapy for neuropathic pain in a real‐world setting. The primary outcome measured the reduction in mean Self‐Administered Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs pain score value from baseline to 12 weeks posttreatment.
Nithya Raju, Samyuktha Villavan, Saranya Ravi, Roja Murugesan, Panneerselvam Theivendren, Vennila Jaganathan, Redlin Jani Rajan, Krupanidhi Karunanithi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reservoirs and transmission routes of leprosy; A systematic review

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) and the more recently discovered Mycobacterium lepromatosis (M. lepromatosis). The two leprosy bacilli cause similar pathologic conditions.
Thomas Ploemacher, W. Faber, H. Menke, V. Rutten, T. Pieters   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Leprosy [PDF]

The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1904
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openaire   +6 more sources

The impact of leprosy on the mental wellbeing of leprosy-affected persons and their family members – a systematic review

Global Mental Health, 2020
Leprosy has long-term consequences related to impairment and stigma. This includes a major impact on mental health. This study aims to consolidate current evidence regarding the mental health impact of leprosy on affected persons and their family members.
Pmw Somar, MM Waltz, Wim H. van Brakel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contextual analysis of health care at discharge in leprosy: an integrative review [PDF]

, 2019
Objective: To analyze contextual relations of health care in the discharge of leprosy. Method: An analytical, reflexive study based on the theoretical framework of context analysis, elaborated through an integrative review of literature in the databases ...
Gomes, Bruna RS, Lins, Suerda LF, Mendes, Felismina, Miranda, Francisco, Pinheiro, Mônica, Simpson, Clélia   +5 more
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Spatial heterogeneity in projected leprosy trends in India [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Leprosy is caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae and is characterized by peripheral nerve damage and skin lesions. The disease is classified into paucibacillary (PB) and multibacillary (MB) leprosy.
Beauclair, Roxanne, Brook, Cara E, Galvani, Alison P, Lietman, Thomas M, Ndeffo-Mbah, Martial, Ngwenya, Olina, Porco, Travis C, Satpathy, Sudhir K, Worden, Lee   +8 more
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Leprosy in wild chimpanzees

Nature, 2020
Humans are considered as the main host for Mycobacterium leprae1, the aetiological agent of leprosy, but spillover has occurred to other mammals that are now maintenance hosts, such as nine-banded armadillos and red squirrels2,3.
K. Hockings, B. Mubemba, C. Avanzi, Kamilla Pléh, A. Düx, E. Bersacola, J. Bessa, M. Ramon, Sonja Metzger, L. Patrono, J. Jaffe, A. Benjak, C. Bonneaud, P. Busso, E. Couacy‐Hymann, Moussa Gado, S. Gagneux, R. Johnson, Mamoudou Kodio, Joshua G. Lynton-Jenkins, I. Morozova, K. Mätz-Rensing, A. Regalla, A. R. Saíd, V. Schuenemann, S. Sow, J. Spencer, M. Ulrich, Hyacinthe Zoubi, S. Cole, R. Wittig, S. Calvignac‐Spencer, F. Leendertz   +32 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Negligible risk of inducing resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with single-dose rifampicin as post-exposure prophylaxis for leprosy [PDF]

, 2016
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for leprosy is administered as one single dose of rifampicin (SDR) to the contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. SDR reduces the risk of developing leprosy among contacts by around 60 % in the first 2-3 years after ...
Anthony, Richard, Bratschi, Martin W., Cambau, Emmanuelle, Cavaliero, Arielle, Kasang, Christa, Mieras, Liesbeth, Perera, Geethal, Reichman, Lee, Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Saunderson, Paul, Steinmann, Peter, van Brakel, Wim, van den Broek, Jacques, Yew, Wing Wai   +13 more
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