PEP4LEP study protocol: integrated skin screening and SDR-PEP administration for leprosy prevention: comparing the effectiveness and feasibility of a community-based intervention to a health centre-based intervention in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania

• Stephen E Mshana,
• Liesbeth Mieras,
• Artur Manuel Muloliwa,
• Anne Schoenmakers,
• Thomas Hambridge,
• Robin van Wijk,
• Christa Kasang,
• Kidist Bobosha,
• Fernando Mitano,
• Ephrem Mamo,
• Abdoulaye Marega,
• Nelly Mwageni,
• Taye Letta,
• Deus Vedastus Kamara,
• Ahmed Mohammed Eman,
• Litos Raimundo,
• Blasdus Njako

Affiliations

Stephen E Mshana

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, United Republic of Tanzania

Liesbeth Mieras

Medical Technical Department, NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Artur Manuel Muloliwa

Lúrio University, Nampula, Mozambique

Anne Schoenmakers

Medical Technical Department, NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thomas Hambridge

Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Robin van Wijk

Medical Technical Department, NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Christa Kasang

Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe e.V, Wuerzburg, Germany

Kidist Bobosha

Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Fernando Mitano

Lúrio University, Nampula, Mozambique

Ephrem Mamo

Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abdoulaye Marega

Lúrio University, Nampula, Mozambique

Nelly Mwageni

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, United Republic of Tanzania

Taye Letta

Ministry of Health Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Deus Vedastus Kamara

Ministry of Health Tanzania, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Ahmed Mohammed Eman

Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe e.V. Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Litos Raimundo

NLR Mozambique, Nampula, Mozambique

Blasdus Njako

Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe e.V. Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania