Gender differential on characteristics and outcome of leprosy patients admitted to a long-term care rural hospital in South-Eastern Ethiopia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>In previous studies, women are less aware of causation and symptoms of leprosy and have less access to health care coverage than men, thus contributing to their delay in seeking for treatment. We assess the gender differences in le...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/11/1/56 |