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      • Guide 1. What are health-related stigma and mental wellbeing? [8]
        • 1. What is stigma?
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        • 3. What are the causes of stigma?
        • 4. Who stigmatises?
        • 5. How does it feel to experience stigma?
        • 6. What are the effects of stigma?
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        • Annex Guide 1
      • Guide 2. How to reduce the impact of stigma [7]
        • 1. From undetected disease to diagnosis to support
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      • Guide 3. How to reduce sources of stigma [6]
        • 1. Background to the design of a stigma-reduction intervention
        • 2. Identifying the sources of stigma
        • 3. Targeting an intervention
        • 4. Inclusion of affected persons and champions in interventions
        • 5. Interventions by source type
        • Annexes Guide 3
      • Guide 4. How to assess health-related stigma and mental wellbeing [9]
        • 1. What is the purpose of the assessment?
        • 2. What approach would best fit your purpose and context?
        • 3. Quantitative assessment methods
        • 4. Qualitative assessment methods
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        • 6. Developing qualitative methods from scratch
        • 7. How do you conduct a stigma assessment?
        • 8. How to interpret and report your findings
        • Annexes Guide 4
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The identification of leprosy pocket areas for contact tracing and support for leprosy elimination in the far west hill area of Nepal

Martin R, Rawol DR, Pant TD, et al. ODO Publishing House. Our Dermatol Online. 2025;
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Operational approaches and recommendations to interrupt transmission of Mycobacterium leprae

van Brakel W, de Jong B, Kunju J, et al. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2025; 96 (2) : 1-18.
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Interrupting transmission of Mycobacterium leprae: synthesis of new evidence and research recommendations

Hasker E, Cambau E, Geluk A, et al. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2025; 96 (2) : 1-28.
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Vaccination of Leprosy patients and healthy contacts

Samuel N, Samuel S, Loudon J, et al. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1985;
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Hanseníase: aspectos interprofissionais e interdisciplinares - 3ª edição

Tavares CM, Soares Modesto CM, Pellegrini Nahn Júnior E, et al. Portal De Livros Abertos Da Editora Coleta Científica. 2024;
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Meeting for the development of action plans toward the interruption of transmission and elimination of leprosy in the Region of the Americas. Antigua, Guatemala, 9–11 July 2024. Meeting report

Pan American Health Organization , World Health Organization, Americas Region . 2024;
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Effectiveness of ongoing single dose rifampicin post-exposure prophylaxis (SDR-PEP) implementation under routine programme conditions—An observational study in Nepal

Banstola NL, Hasker E, Mieras L, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2024; 18 (12) : 1-15.
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Leprosy: Evidence supporting safe diagnosis and monitoring of contacts

Ferreira SMB, da Silva FV, Oliveira JSRD, et al. World Evidence-based Healthcare Day. 2024;
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Anti‑phenolic glycolipid‑I seropositivity among household contacts of leprosy patients in Egypt

Salah EM, Khalil H, Moussa ME, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Archives of Dermatological Research. 2024;
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Hanseníase: a importância do exame de contatos no controle epidemiológico - relato de caso

Nogueira França T, Machado Calil V, Silva Soares Untar V, et al. Faculdade de Medicina de Campos. Anais da Semana Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos. 2024;

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