TY - JOUR KW - Child KW - Dapsone KW - Disease Outbreaks KW - Drug Therapy, Combination KW - Health Education KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice KW - Health Services Research KW - Humans KW - Leprostatic Agents KW - leprosy KW - Nigeria KW - Patient Compliance KW - Prevalence KW - Primary Health Care KW - Program evaluation AU - Awofeso N AB -
Multidrug therapy (MDT) represents a most effective technology for the chemotherapy of leprosy. This has created a belief that elimination of leprosy through MDT is a possibility. However, the managerial implications of MDT are not always appreciated. This study highlights major managerial implications of MDT implementation using the Kaduna State Leprosy Control (Nigeria) as a focal point.
BT - Tropical doctor C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9316358?dopt=Abstract CN - AWOFESO1997 DA - 1997 Oct DO - 10.1177/004947559702700404 IS - 4 J2 - Trop Doct LA - eng N2 -Multidrug therapy (MDT) represents a most effective technology for the chemotherapy of leprosy. This has created a belief that elimination of leprosy through MDT is a possibility. However, the managerial implications of MDT are not always appreciated. This study highlights major managerial implications of MDT implementation using the Kaduna State Leprosy Control (Nigeria) as a focal point.
PY - 1997 SP - 196 EP - 8 T2 - Tropical doctor TI - Life after multidrug therapy: the managerial implications in leprosy control in Kaduna State, Nigeria. VL - 27 SN - 0049-4755 ER -