“Whenever I tell her to wear slippers, she turns a deaf ear. She never listens”: a qualitative descriptive research on the barriers to basic lymphedema management and quality of life in lymphatic filariasis patients in a rural block of eastern India

“Whenever I tell her to wear slippers, she turns a deaf ear. She never listens”: a qualitative descriptive research on the barriers to basic lymphedema management and quality of life in lymphatic filariasis patients in a rural block of eastern India

Abstract Background Chronic lymphatic filariasis patients in Bihar, India, need management of lymphedema to live a disability-free life. For patients who have recurrent attacks of acute dermato-lymphangio-adenitis (ADLA), World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended simple home-based measures tha...

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Main Authors: Pragya Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Ditipriya Bhar, Ria Roy, Bhavna Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lymphedema
Lymphatic filariasis
Elephantiasis
Morbidity management and disability prevention
Mass drug administration
Neglected diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06036-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06036-0

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