The extent of protective footwear use among school-age rural children at high risk for podoconiosis and socio-economic correlates: A household cross-sectional survey in Southern Ethiopia.
<h4>Background</h4>Podoconiosis is preventable if genetically susceptible people wear shoes starting from an early age and do so consistently. However, lack of routine use of footwear is one of the major risk factors for podoconiosis and several other foot-related Neglected Tropical Dise...
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Main Authors: | Abebayehu Tora (Author), Getnet Tadele (Author), Gail Davey (Author), Colleen M McBride (Author) |
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