Evaluation of a self-help intervention to promote the health and wellbeing of marginalised people including those living with leprosy in Nepal: a prospective, observational, cluster-based, cohort study with controls

• Main Authors: Dilip Shrestha (Author), Indra B. Napit (Author), Subi Ansari (Author), Sopna Mannan Choudhury (Author), Bishnu Dhungana (Author), Paramjit Gill (Author), Frances Griffiths (Author), Holly Gwyther (Author), Deanna Hagge (Author), Shovakhar Kandel (Author), Suraj Puri (Author), Jo Sartori (Author), Samuel Ian Watson (Author), Richard Lilford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People affected by leprosy are at increased risk of ulcers from peripheral nerve damage. This in turn can lead to visible impairments, stigmatisation and economic marginalisation. Health care providers suggest that patients should be empowered to self-manage their condition to im...