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Burden assessment of podoconiosis in Wayu Tuka woreda, east Wollega zone, western Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

BMJ open

Bekele K, Deribe K, Amberbir T, Tadele G, Davey G, Samuel A.
PMID: 27670520
BMJ Open. 2016 Sep 26;6(9):e012308. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012308.

OBJECTIVE: Podoconiosis is a neglected tropical disease characterised by a slowly progressive swelling of the foot and lower leg. It is prevalent among subsistence barefoot farmers who live and work in highland areas of the tropics. This study was...

Extent of podoconiosis-related stigma in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

SpringerPlus

Tora A, Franklin H, Deribe K, Reda AA, Davey G.
PMID: 25485190
Springerplus. 2014 Nov 01;3:647. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-647. eCollection 2014.

Studies have indicated that social stigma related to podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) has a major impact on the psychosocial wellbeing of patients. However, little effort has been made so far to quantify the level of both felt and enacted...

Assessment of Routine Immunization Coverage in Nyala Locality, Reasons behind Incomplete Immunization in South Darfur State, Sudan.

Asian journal of medical sciences

Ismail IT, El-Tayeb EM, Omer MD, Eltahir YM, El-Sayed ET, Deribe K.
PMID: 25729558
Asian J Med Sci. 2014 Feb 25;6(1):1-8.

Little is known about the coverage of routine immunization service in South Darfur state, Sudan. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the vaccination rate and barriers for vaccination. A cross-sectional community-based study was undertaken in Nyala locality, south...

The feasibility of eliminating podoconiosis.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Deribe K, Wanji S, Shafi O, M Tukahebwa E, Umulisa I, Molyneux DH, Davey G.
PMID: 26600613
Bull World Health Organ. 2015 Oct 01;93(10):712-718. doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.150276. Epub 2015 Aug 21.

Podoconiosis is an inflammatory disease caused by prolonged contact with irritant minerals in soil. Major symptoms include swelling of the lower limb (lymphoedema) and acute pain. The disease has major social and economic consequences through stigma and loss of...

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