Gender-related factors affecting health seeking for neglected tropical diseases: findings from a qualitative study in Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Alexandra Wharton-Smith (Author), Christian Rassi (Author), Esey Batisso (Author), Giuseppina Ortu (Author), Rebecca King (Author), Misganu Endriyas (Author), Helen Counihan (Author), Prudence Hamade (Author), Dawit Getachew (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Despite known gender-specific differences in terms of prevalence, transmission and exposure to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), there is limited discussion of the influence of gender in NTD programmes and interventions. There is a paucity of research on how gender interacts with NTD se...