54
Views
32
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A qualitative study of the perceptions, practices and socio-psychological suffering related to chronic brugian filariasis in Kerala, southern India

, &
Pages 839-845 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (2)

R. S. Wijesinghe, S. Ekanayake, M. S. A. Perera & A. R. Wickremasinghe. (2007) Knowledge and perceptions of filariasis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, among patients with chronic filarial lymphoedema. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 101:3, pages 215-223.
Read now
R. K. Shenoy, T. K. Suma, V. Kumaraswami, N. Rahmah, G. Dhananjayan, S. Padma, G. Abhilash & C. Ramesh. (2007) Preliminary findings from a cross-sectional study on lymphatic filariasis in children, in an area of India endemic for Brugia malayi infection. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 101:3, pages 205-213.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (30)

Katrina M. Jaszkul, Kaveh Farrokhi, Valera Castanov, Kathryn Minkhorst, Erica Ai Li, Lauren Sano, Stephanie Kim, Stephen Keelan, Khalifa Al-Ghanim & Andrew Simpson. (2023) Global impact of lymphedema on quality of life and society. European Journal of Plastic Surgery 46:6, pages 901-913.
Crossref
Zulma M. Medeiros, Amanda V. B. Vieira, Amanda T. Xavier, Gilberto S. N. Bezerra, Maria de Fátima C. Lopes, Cristine V. Bonfim & Ana M. Aguiar-Santos. (2021) Lymphatic Filariasis: A Systematic Review on Morbidity and Its Repercussions in Countries in the Americas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:1, pages 316.
Crossref
Jennifer Mangeard-Lourme, Guillermo Robert de Arquer, Jayaram Parasa, Rajni Kant Singh, Naveen Satle & Radhika Mamhidi. (2020) Depression and anxiety in people affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis: a cross-sectional study in four States in India. Leprosy Review 91:4, pages 367-382.
Crossref
De Britto LourdurajSatish Prasad BarnawalKamaraj PattabiVijayalakshmi GnanasekaranAnbusivam SadhasivamK. Supriya VinodDeep SharmaYuvaraj Jayaram. (2020) Application of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale and Its Correlation with Lymphedema Health-Related Quality of Life on Lower Limb Filarial Lymphedema Patients. Lymphatic Research and Biology 18:3, pages 254-260.
Crossref
B Nandha, V Meenakshy, Nazer Abdul Khader, K N Vijayakumar & P Jambulingam. (2019) Bridging the gap in outreach and compliance with mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in an endemic district in Kerala, India: an intervention research approach. Health Education Research.
Crossref
Henrike Schulze, Marisa Nacke, Christoph Gutenbrunner & Catarina Hadamitzky. (2018) Worldwide assessment of healthcare personnel dealing with lymphoedema. Health Economics Review 8:1.
Crossref
Bernard L. Kouassi, Aboulaye Barry, Kathrin Heitz-Tokpa, Stefanie J. Krauth, Andre Goépogui, Mamadou S. Baldé, Oumar Barry, Marie L. Niamey, Moses J. Bockarie, Benjamin G. Koudou & Jürg Utzinger. (2018) Perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and practices for the prevention and control of lymphatic filariasis in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. Acta Tropica 179, pages 109-116.
Crossref
Karlijn Hofstraat & Wim H. van Brakel. (2016) Social stigma towards neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review. International Health 8:suppl 1, pages i53-i70.
Crossref
Thanh G.N. Ton, Charles Mackenzie & David H. Molyneux. (2015) The burden of mental health in lymphatic filariasis. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 4:1.
Crossref
Randee J. Kastner, Christopher M. Stone, Peter Steinmann, Marcel Tanner & Fabrizio Tediosi. (2015) What Is Needed to Eradicate Lymphatic Filariasis? A Model-Based Assessment on the Impact of Scaling Up Mass Drug Administration Programs. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 9:10, pages e0004147.
Crossref
Theodore C. BaileyMaria W. MerrittFabrizio Tediosi. (2015) Investing in Justice: Ethics, Evidence, and the Eradication Investment Cases for Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis. American Journal of Public Health 105:4, pages 629-636.
Crossref
Rushika S. Wijesinghe & Ananda. R. Wickremasinghe. (2012) Physical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Quality of Life in Filarial Lymphedema Patients in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 27:2, pages NP2690-NP2701.
Crossref
Sarah Martindale, Square Z. Mkwanda, Emma Smith, David Molyneux, Michelle C. Stanton & Louise A. Kelly-Hope. (2014) Quantifying the physical and socio-economic burden of filarial lymphoedema in Chikwawa District, Malawi. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 108:12, pages 759-767.
Crossref
Cristina Thomas, Saravu R. Narahari, Kuthaje S. Bose, Kuthaje Vivekananda, Steven Nwe, Dennis P. West, Mary Kwasny & Roopal V. Kundu. (2014) Comparison of Three Quality of Life Instruments in Lymphatic Filariasis: DLQI, WHODAS 2.0, and LFSQQ. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8:2, pages e2716.
Crossref
Zinia T. Nujum, Leela Itty Amma KR, Jeesha C. Haran, Krishnapilla Vijayakumar, Sreelal Thekkumkara Prabhakaran & Sajna Arif Noushad. (2014) Need for a differential criteria to stop mass drug administration, based on an epidemiological perspective of lymphatic filariasis in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 4, pages S186-S193.
Crossref
Philip J. Budge, Kristen M. Little, Katherine E. Mues, Erin D. Kennedy, Aiysha Prakash, Jonathan Rout & LeAnne M. Fox. (2013) Impact of Community-Based Lymphedema Management on Perceived Disability among Patients with Lymphatic Filariasis in Orissa State, India. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7:3, pages e2100.
Crossref
Yordanos B Molla, Sara Tomczyk, Tsige Amberbir, Abreham Tamiru & Gail Davey. (2012) Patients’ perceptions of podoconiosis causes, prevention and consequences in East and West Gojam, Northern Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 12:1.
Crossref
Elizabeth Litt, Margaret C. Baker & David Molyneux. (2012) Neglected tropical diseases and mental health: a perspective on comorbidity. Trends in Parasitology 28:5, pages 195-201.
Crossref
Lynne Michelle Zeldenryk, Marion Gray, Richard Speare, Susan Gordon & Wayne Melrose. (2011) The Emerging Story of Disability Associated with Lymphatic Filariasis: A Critical Review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 5:12, pages e1366.
Crossref
Susan Gordon, Wayne Melrose, Jeffrey Warner, Petra Buttner & Leigh Ward. (2011) Lymphatic Filariasis: A Method to Identify Subclinical Lower Limb Change in PNG Adolescents. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 5:7, pages e1242.
Crossref
Perumal Vanamail & Subbaiah Gunasekaran. (2010) Possible relationship among socio-economic determinants, knowledge and practices on lymphatic filariasis and implication for disease elimination in India. International Journal of Public Health 56:1, pages 25-36.
Crossref
David G. Addiss, Jacky Louis-Charles, Jacquelin Roberts, Frederic LeConte, Joyanna M. Wendt, Marie Denise Milord, Patrick J. Lammie & Gerusa Dreyer. (2010) Feasibility and Effectiveness of Basic Lymphedema Management in Leogane, Haiti, an Area Endemic for Bancroftian Filariasis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4:4, pages e668.
Crossref
R.S. Wijesinghe & A.R. Wickremasinghe. (2010) Quality of life in filarial lymphoedema patients in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 104:3, pages 219-224.
Crossref
Yeetey Enuameh, Livesy Abokyi & George Adjei. (2010) The experience of living with chronic manifestations of Lymphatic Filariasis among patients 15 years and older in developing countries: a systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews 8:14, pages 589-620.
Crossref
Yeetey Enuameh, Livesy Abokyi & George Adjei. (2010) The experience of living with chronic manifestations of Lymphatic Filariasis among patients 15 years and older in developing countries: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 8:14, pages 589-620.
Crossref
RS Wijesinghe, AR Wickremasinghe, Sriyani Ekanayake & MSA Perera. (2007) Physical disability and psychosocial impact due to chronic filarial lymphoedema in Sri Lanka. Filaria Journal 6:1.
Crossref
David G Addiss & Molly A Brady. (2007) Morbidity management in the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: a review of the scientific literature. Filaria Journal 6:1.
Crossref
Bobbie Person, L. Kay Bartholomew, David Addiss & Bart van den Borne. (2007) Disrupted social connectedness among Dominican women with chronic filarial lymphedema. Patient Education and Counseling 68:3, pages 279-286.
Crossref
Alison Krentel, Peter Fischer, Paul Manoempil, Taniawati Supali, Gérard Servais & Paul Rückert. (2006) Using knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) surveys on lymphatic filariasis to prepare a health promotion campaign for mass drug administration in Alor District, Indonesia. Tropical Medicine and International Health 11:11, pages 1731-1740.
Crossref
A. Krishna Kumari, K. T. Harichandrakumar, L. K. Das & K. Krishnamoorthy. (2005) Physical and psychosocial burden due to lymphatic filariasis as perceived by patients and medical experts. Tropical Medicine and International Health 10:6, pages 567-573.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.