Social stigma as an epidemiological determinant for leprosy elimination in Cameroon

• Main Authors: Dickson S. Nsagha (Author), Anne-Cécile Z.K. Bissek (Author), Sarah M. Nsagha (Author), Anna L. Njunda (Author), Jules C.N. Assob (Author), Earnest N. Tabah (Author), Elijah A. Bamgboye (Author), Alain Bankole O.O. Oyediran (Author), Peter F. Nde (Author), Alfred K. Njamnshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leprosy has been eliminated as a public health problem in most countries of the world according to the WHO, but the social stigma to the disease is still very high. The present study was performed to investigate the role of social stigma as a determinant for leprosy elimination in a leprosy endemic...