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Most Worrisome Consequence of OSD in Hawal river valley, Nigeria (n = 128) |
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| Effect |
No. (%) Responses |
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| Social isolation (Hindrance to social interaction) |
40(31.3) |
| Shame and low self esteem ('self-hatred') |
29(22.7) |
| High cost of medication |
20(15.6) |
| Skin blemishes |
15(11.7) |
| Restlessness/Sleeplessness |
11(8.6) |
| Marital problems |
8(6.3) |
| Others (Pains, headache, fever) |
5(3.9) |
Okoye and Onwuliri Filaria Journal 2007 6:15 doi:10.1186/1475-2883-6-15 |
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