Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Noma (Cancrum Oris) and Strategies to Reverse the Trend

• Main Authors: Mujtaba Bala (Author), Amidu Omotayo Sulaiman (Author), Abdulrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo (Author), Ramat Oyebunmi Braimah (Author), Adebayo Aremu Ibikunle (Author), Abubakar Abdullahi Bello (Author), Shafiu Isah Abdulazeez (Author), Lukman Adeniran Olayemi (Author), Rufai Jaafar (Author), Abubakar Mohammad Kaura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Noma is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries with dire far-reaching consequences on the precarious health system and socioeconomic situation of the vulnerable population of the region. Aim: This study aimed to describe the demographi...