Understanding the caring network of podoconiosis patients in Rwanda: a qualitative study

IntroductionGlobally, a total of almost 4 million people live with podoconiosis in 32 potentially endemic countries including Rwanda. Podoconiosis is a non-infectious geochemical disease that causes massive swelling of the lower leg and is caused by long-term exposure to red clay soil found in tropi...

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Main Authors: Md Ilias Kamal Risat, Gail Davey, Peter Mugume, Shahaduz Zaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1329639/full