Developing a Buruli ulcer community of practice in Bankim, Cameroon: A model for Buruli ulcer outreach in Africa

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Awah, Paschal Kum ^a   Boock, Alphonse Um ^b   Mou, Ferdinand ^c   Koin, Joseph Tohnain ^a   Anye, Evaristus Mbah ^a   Noumen, Djeunga ^d   Nichter, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Fairmed   (Switzerland)

^c Monitoring Evaluation Unit FAIRMED   (Cameroon)

^d Ministry of Health   (Cameroon)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURULI ULCER; CAMEROON; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL STATUS; TRADITIONAL HEALER; COOPERATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT;

BURULI ULCER; CAMEROON; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION;

EID: 85045083552     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006238     Document Type: Article

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