Attitude and social consequences of tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Objective: To gain a better understanding of the attitude and social consequences of tuberculosis (TB) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Design: A cross sectional survey using a structured questionnaire and a qualitative study based on the focus group discussion (FGD) technique.

Setting: Eight different kebeles (urban dwellers' associations) of six woredas (next higher administrative level to kebele).

Knowledge and attitude of health professionals in relation to the integration of leprosy control into the general health service in Ethiopia.

Since the introduction of multidrug therapy for leprosy patients, the integration of leprosy control in the general health service (GHS) system has been an issue of debate. In Ethiopia, the present policy stresses integrated management of diseases. In spite of the policy, however, leprosy control was a vertical program until 1998 in most parts of the country.