The role of perceptions and knowledge of leprosy in the elimination of leprosy: A baseline study in Fatehpur district, northern India.

• Main Authors: Anna T van 't Noordende (Author), Ida J Korfage (Author), Suchitra Lisam (Author), Mohammed A Arif (Author), Anil Kumar (Author), Wim H van Brakel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:With the introduction of new interventions to prevent leprosy, such as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) given to contacts of leprosy patients, it is necessary to update our understanding of knowledge and perception of leprosy among the populations where these interventions will be introduc...