Evaluating effectiveness of self-help groups in reduction of stigma in patients with neglected tropical diseases in Southern Nigeria: A cluster randomised study

• Chinwe C. Eze ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: chinwendu5000@gmail.com, chinwe.eze@redaidnigeria.org (CCE)

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-6952

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• Ngozi Ekeke,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Wim van Brakel,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Technical Department, NLR-Until No Leprosy Remains, Amsterdam, Netherlands,

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0277-2907

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• Edmund Ndudi Ossai,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

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• Precious Henry,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Amaka Onyima-Esmai,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme, Ogbaru Local Government Area, Atani, Anambra State, Nigeria

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• Charles C. Nwafor,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Ngozi Murphy-Okpala,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8366-8027

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• Anthony Meka,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Okechukwu Ezeakile,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Martin Njoku,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Francis S. Iyama,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Chukwuma Anyaike,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria

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• Daniel Egbule,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Programs Department, RedAid Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

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• Joseph Chukwu

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation West African Region, German Leprosy and TB Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria

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