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The psychosocial impacts of skin-neglected tropical diseases (SNTDs) as perceived by the affected persons: A systematic review.

Dasha L AldertonCaroline AckleyMei L Trueba
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)
SNTDs cause significant psychosocial harms, particularly for women. Implementing myth-busting and contact-based educational campaigns and improving access to treatment and to livelihood opportunities and social protection schemes for men and women with a SNTD will help prevent and mitigate these.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • depressive symptoms
  • social support
  • climate change
  • physical activity
  • soft tissue
  • quality improvement
  • wound healing
  • metabolic syndrome
  • replacement therapy
  • cervical cancer screening