The gendered impact of Buruli ulcer on the household production of health and social support networks: Why decentralization favors women.
BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer [BU] is a chronic and debilitating neglected tropical skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The treatment of moderate to severe BU affects the well-being of entire households and places a strain on both gender relations within households and social relations with kin...
Main Authors: | Ines Elvire Agbo, Roch Christian Johnson, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Mark Nichter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6483275?pdf=render |
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