Lymphoedema management to prevent acute dermatolymphangioadenitis in podoconiosis in northern Ethiopia (GoLBeT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Henok Negussie, PhD (Author), Meseret Molla, PhD (Author), Moses Ngari, MSc (Author), James A Berkley, ProfPhD (Author), Esther Kivaya, MSc (Author), Patricia Njuguna, MMed (Author), Greg Fegan, ProfPhD (Author), Abreham Tamiru, MPH (Author), Abebe Kelemework, MSc (Author), Trudie Lang, ProfPhD (Author), Melanie J Newport, ProfPhD (Author), Andy McKay, ProfPhD (Author), Fikre Enquoselassie, ProfPhD (Author), Gail Davey, ProfMD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Podoconiosis (also known as endemic, non-filarial elephantiasis) affects about 4 million subsistence farmers in tropical Africa. Poor awareness of the condition and inadequate evidence for the efficacy of treatment mean that no government in an endemic country yet offers lymphoe...