Girls and women affected by leprosy
Gender-sensitive interventions are critical for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases of poverty, since health outcomes can differ among women and men.
Girls and women affected by leprosy are triply discriminated against because of their gender, the disabilities that can result from the disease and the stigma associated with it.
This dossier offers an overview of recent (scientific) publications on girls and women with leprosy.
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Battling exclusion: giving a voice to women affected by leprosy
Cruz A.
Open global rights.
2018;
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Work and leprosy: women in their pains, struggles and toils.
Gonçalves M, Prado MAR, Silva SS, et al.
Revista brasileira de enfermagem.
2018;
71 (suppl 1) : 660-667.
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Triple jeopardy: Tackling the discrimination facing girls and women with leprosy.
Griffey H.
International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations.
2015;
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The double burden: barriers and facilitators to socioeconomic inclusion for women with disability in Bangladesh.
Quinn ME, Hunter DC, Ray MS, et al.
Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development.
2016;
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The impact of leprosy on marital relationships and sexual health among married women in Eastern Nepal.
van ’t Noordende AT, van Brakel WH, Banstola N, et al.
Journal of tropical medicine.
2016;
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Does addressing gender inequalities and empowering women and girls improve health and development programme outcomes?
Taukobong HF G, Kincaid MM, Levy JK, et al.
Health policy and planning.
2016;
31 (10) : 1492-1514.
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The Psycological, Economic and Social Effects of Leprosy on Affected Women in Addis Ababa City Administration
Hiletework R.
St. Mary's University.
2016;
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The Impact of Leprosy on Prospects of Marriage of Women : An Exploratory Study in Eastern Nepal.
Van Hoof RG.
Vrije Universiteit.
Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in the Health and Life Sciences.
2015;
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[Programmatic vulnerability in leprosy control: gender-related patterns in Bahia State, Brazil].
Souza EA, Boigny RN, Ferreira AF, et al.
Cadernos de saude publica.
2018;
34 (1) : e00196216.
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Leprosy and gender in Brazil: trends in an endemic area of the Northeast region, 2001-2014.
Souza EA, Ferreira AF, Boigny RN, et al.
Revista de saude publica.
2018;
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Neglected tropical diseases: women and girls in focus.
Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases.
2017;
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Factors preventing early case detection for women affected by leprosy: a review of the literature.
Price VG.
Global health action.
2017;
10 (sup2) : 1360550.
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An assessment of attitude of female leprosy patients in different pattern of living with leprosy of Agra and Kanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh in the integrated set up.
Tomar S, Yaduvanshi A K, Jain S.
Indian Journal of Health & Wellbeing .
2017;
8 (8) : 906-910.
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Experience and feelings of women with leprosy
Dias A, Almeida R, Coutinho N.
Journal of Nursing.
2017;
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Gender and leprosy-related stigma in endemic areas: A systematic review
Leprosy review.
2017;
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20 years of gender mainstreaming in health: lessons and reflections for the neglected tropical diseases community.
Theobald S, Macpherson EE, Dean L, et al.
BMJ global health.
2017;
2 (4) : e000512.
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Leprosy and women.
Sarkar R, Pradhan S.
International journal of women's dermatology.
2016;
2 (4) : 117-121.
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Global leprosy update, 2016: accelerating reduction of disease burden.
Weekly epidemiological record.
2017;
92 (35) : 501-19.
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