The development of a capacity-strengthening program to promote self-care practices among people with lymphatic filariasis-related lymphedema in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Abstract Background The Upper West region of Ghana is mostly made up of rural communities and is highly endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF), with a significant burden of disability due to lymphedema and hydrocele. The aim of this paper is to describe an enhanced, evidence-based cascading training...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00846-z |