Double stigma: a cross-sectional study of Lassa patients with hearing loss in North Central Nigeria

• Main Authors: Kachollom C. Best (Author), Emmanuel Ameh (Author), Caroline Weldon (Author), David Shwe (Author), Ibrahim Mahmood Maigari (Author), Ishaku Turaki (Author), Nuhu D. Ma'an (Author), Christopher Sabo Yilgwan (Author), Tomoko Makishima (Author), Scott Weaver (Author), Slobodan Paessler (Author), Nathan Y. Shehu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionLassa fever is a zoonotic infectious disease endemic in West Africa with a high case-fatality rate and reported stigmatization of surviving patients. This study examines discrimination among survivors of Lassa fever (LF) complicated by hearing loss (HL).MethodsThis cross-sectional qualit...