Gender and leprosy: Case studies in Indonesia, Nigeria, Nepal and Brazil

Leprosy Review

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-76

  Varkevisser, Corlien M ^a,g   Lever, Peter ^a   Alubo, Ogoh ^b   Burathoki, Kamala ^c   Idawani, Cut ^d   Moreira, Tatiana M A ^e   Patrobas, Phillip ^f   Yulizar, Media ^d  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c National Leprosy Control Programme   (Nepal)

^d Provincial Health Office   (Indonesia)

^e Leprosy Control Programme   (Brazil)

^f Leprosy Control Programme   (Nigeria)

^g NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LEPROSY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; NEPAL; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; STIGMA;

BRAZIL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEPROSY; MALE; NEPAL; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 65949083557     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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