Life after multidrug therapy: the managerial implications in leprosy control in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Multidrug therapy (MDT) represents a most effective technology for the chemotherapy of leprosy. This has created a belief that elimination of leprosy through MDT is a possibility. However, the managerial implications of MDT are not always appreciated. This study highlights major managerial implications of MDT implementation using the Kaduna State Leprosy Control (Nigeria) as a focal point.
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National Tuberculosis & Leprosy Training Centre, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
D002648:Child; D003622:Dapsone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000652:urine; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010349:Patient Compliance; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation
D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone