Community knowledge, attitude, and perceived stigma of leprosy amongst community members living in Dhanusha and Parsa districts of Southern Central Nepal.

• Главные авторы: Rakesh Singh (Автор), Babita Singh (Автор), Sharika Mahato (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Though Nepal declared leprosy elimination in 2010, its burden is constantly rising in Terai communities for the past 2 years with 3000 new leprosy cases being diagnosed annually. Community's perception is important for prevention and control of leprosy and enhanci...