ArticleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2019
Neglected tropical diseases and disability-what is the link?
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Research Priority Setting Exercises in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Mapping Review.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2026Pooled it
- Disability as a neglected outcome of neglected tropical diseases: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Worldwide prevalence of protozoans and helminths among disabled people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The psychosocial impacts of skin-neglected tropical diseases (SNTDs) as perceived by the affected persons: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Pooled it
- A pilot study to address the mental health of persons living with lymphatic filariasis in Léogâne, Haiti: Implementing a chronic disease self-management program using a stepped-wedge cluster design.International health · 2024Trial
- Challenges to 'Last Mile' Surveillance: Result of Programmatic Review of Integrated Skin NTDs Surveillance in Three Indonesian Districts.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Integrated strategies for controlling and eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of approaches, challenges, and opportunities.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2026Review
- Spatial and temporal distribution of neglected tropical diseases: overlap analysis, Piauí, 2013-2022.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2026Article
- The psychosocial impact of disability and stigma among persons affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis in India.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Education as a factor in social participation for people affected by disabilities in communities endemic to neglected tropical diseases in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Inclusion in Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes: A Review of Inclusive Approaches for Control and Elimination.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Identifying gaps in the care and management of NTD morbidity, disability and disfigurement in Africa.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Beyond DALY: public funding of health innovation in Brazil as a political strategy for equity in the Global South.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Challenges and opportunities of human resource management activities for neglected tropical diseases in Liberia.SSM - health systems · 2025Article
- Factors associated with low coverage in mass drug administration for schistosomiasis in mobile populations in mali: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years and prevalence of lymphatic filariasis from 1990 to 2021: A trend and health inequality analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- The transdisciplinary research process and participatory research approaches used in the field of neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Challenges and Strategies for Mainstreaming Neglected Tropical Diseases Campaign Interventions in Ethiopia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Inequities and factors associated with gender and disability in NTD-endemic communities in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire: an intersectional approach to interventions.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Health related quality of life and associated factors among children living in previous leprosarium and nonleprosarium areas of Eastern Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of infectious conditions that vary in their epidemiology, impact and control. They are among the most common conditions globally, affecting approximately one billion people. Many NTDs have long-term consequences, such as visual and physical impairments. As a result, people with NTDs may have difficulties in carrying out activities or participating in society-in other words, NTDs can cause disabilities. Additionally, NTDs are often strongly linked to stigma and can have mental health consequences. It is therefore important to incorporate rehabilitation within NTD programmes. Rehabilitation can be conceptualized narrowly in terms of the provision of clinical services (e.g. physiotherapy and assistive devices) or, more broadly, including efforts to improve employment, overcome stigma and enhance social participation of people with disabilities. Approximately 15% of the global population has a disability, and this large group must be considered when designing NTD programmes. Improving the inclusion of people with disabilities may require adaptations to NTD programmes, such as making them physically accessible or training staff about disability awareness. Without incorporating disability within NTD programmes, the quality of life of people with NTDs will suffer and global targets for elimination and management of NTDs will not be met.
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