Hypogonadism and associated factors among male Leprosy patients
Nearly one-fourth of male leprosy patients had hypogonadism. Overweight and grade-II disability were independent risk factors for hypogonadism.
Authors
- Shimelis Nigussie
- Abebaye Aragaw
- Getahun Shibru
- Miftah Oumer Surur
- Nafyad Tolossa Urgie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1908-5844)
- Beniam Worku Yigazu
- Kidist Bobosha
Institutions
- All Africa Leprosy Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre (ET)
- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (ET)
- Arsi University
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012374
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Addis Ababa University