ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
A Comparative Analysis of Economic Cost of Podoconiosis and Leprosy on Affected Households in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
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- The effects of selected neglected tropical diseases on economic performance at the macrolevel in Africa.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The economic burden of leprosy treatment to households in Ghana: A cross-sectional study in the Volta Region of Ghana.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- An analysis of social dimensions of podoconiosis and leprosy on affected households in endemic health districts of the North West Region of Cameroon.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Health-related quality of life and associated factors among adult podoconiosis patients in Debre Elias district Northwest, Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- A family-based intervention for prevention and self-management of disabilities due to leprosy, podoconiosis and lymphatic filariasis in Ethiopia: A proof of concept study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Developing and validating a clinical algorithm for the diagnosis of podoconiosis.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2020Article
- The health and economic burden of podoconiosis in Ethiopia.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2020Article
- Epidemiology of podoconiosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
- The impact of acute adenolymphangitis in podoconiosis on caregivers: A case study in Wayu Tuka woreda, Oromia, Western Ethiopia. 'If she was healthy, I would be free.'PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- The Skin-A Common Pathway for Integrating Diagnosis and Management of NTDs.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
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Leprosy and podoconiosis (podo) are neglected tropical diseases that cause severe disfigurement and disability, and may lead to catastrophic health expenditure and hinder economic development of affected persons and households. This study compared economic costs of both diseases on affected households with unaffected neighboring households in the Northwest Region (N.W.R.) of Cameroon. A matched comparative cross-sectional design was used enrolling 170 households (43 podo case households, 41 podo control households, 43 leprosy case households, and 43 leprosy control households) from three health districts in the N.W.R. Direct treatment costs for podo averaged 142 United State dollar (USD), compared with zero for leprosy (
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