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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among adult podoconiosis patients in Debre Elias district Northwest, Ethiopia

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  • Abraham Abebaw
  • Asmamaw Atnafu
  • Nigusu Worku
  • Asebe Hagos

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Background: Podoconiosis is endemic non-filarial elephantiasis and non-infective neglected tropical disease. It has a wide impact on the physical, social and psychological aspects of the well-being of a person. However, limited information is available about the disease burden on health-related quality of life and associated factors in Ethiopia. Objective: This study aimed is to determine health-related quality of life and associated factors among adult podoconiosis patients in Debre Elias district, Northwest, Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 1 to March 30, 2020 in the Debre Elias district. A multi-stage stratified; systematic random sampling technique was employed to select 403 podoconiosis patients. The data were collected through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi data version 4.6 and exported to STATA version 14 for analysis. After the assumption check for the linear regression model, simple and multiple regression was done to see the association between the predictor and outcome variables. Predictor variables that had p-value

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  • Abraham Abebaw & Asmamaw Atnafu & Nigusu Worku & Asebe Hagos, 2022. "Health-related quality of life and associated factors among adult podoconiosis patients in Debre Elias district Northwest, Ethiopia," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(9), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pntd00:0010673
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010673
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