01224nam a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260003100042653001100073653001200084653002000096653001000116100001500126245015600141300001200297520069700309022001401006020002201020       2019                            d  bEmerald Publishing Limited10aGender10aleprosy10aLeprosy control10aWomen1 aNwankwo IU00aPublic perception on gender issues and women’s health care concerns related to leprosy: Implications for leprosy control program in Southeast Nigeria  a165-1873 a<p>The study fills the knowledge gap with respect to gender issues and women’s healthcare concerns related to leprosy and their implications for leprosy control program in Southeast Nigeria. Findings from the concluded research set it apart and differed with earlier and similar studies elsewhere. For instance, men affected by leprosy in the area encounter severest forms of negative social reaction; are less compliant to treatment plans and less aware of leprosy when compared with females. All these affirm the position of the chapter that gender issues relevant to leprosy differ according to cultural setting, time, and place of inquiry and do not align to any universal scheme.</p>
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