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      • Guide 1. What are health-related stigma and mental wellbeing? [8]
        • 1. What is stigma?
        • 2. Why does stigma exist?
        • 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?
        • 7. Effects of stigma and discrimination on mental wellbeing
        • Annex Guide 1
      • Guide 2. How to reduce the impact of stigma [7]
        • 1. From undetected disease to diagnosis to support
        • 2. Individual-level interventions
        • 3. Group-level interventions
        • 4. Family-level interventions
        • 5. Referral
        • 6. Further reading
        • Annexes Guide 2
      • 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
        • 5. Assessments using mixed methods
        • 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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Publication

Psychometric assessment of the EMIC Stigma Scale for Brazilians affected by leprosy.

Morgado F, da Silveira E, Nascimento L, et al. PloS one. 2020; 15 (9) : e0239186.
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Experience of Persons Affected by Leprosy in Facing Psychosocial Problems: A Qualitative Method

Yusuf A, Aditya RS, Yunitasari E, et al. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy. 2020; 11 (7) : 219-223.
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From leprosy to COVID-19, how stigma makes it harder to fight epidemics

Chandrashekhar V. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2020;
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Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study

Urgesa K, Bobosha K, Seyoum B, et al. Informa UK Limited. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2020;
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Leprosy (Hansen's disease) and stigma - an annotated bibliography

Weaver LJ. 2009;
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The impact of leprosy on the mental wellbeing of leprosy-affected persons and their family members - a systematic review.

Somar P, Waltz M, van Brakel W. Global mental health (Cambridge, England). 2020;
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Why we should stop using the word leprosy.

Butlin CR, Lockwood D. The Lancet. Infectious diseases. 2020; 20 (8) : 900-901.
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Inequities towards leprosy-affected people: A challenge during COVID-19 pandemic.

Mahato S, Bhattarai S, Singh R. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (7) : e0008537.
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Unfavorable Attitude and Perceived Stigma towards Leprosy: A Concern for Status Perpetuation in a Community in Cross River State, Nigeria

Ogban GI, Iwuafor AA, Emanghe UE, et al. Sciencedomain International. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health. 2020;
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