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<p>The ethics-approved semi-structured interview guide used for in-depth interviews with participants, including the introductory consent script read to participants before each interview, organised into four domains: knowledge and perceived causes of leprosy, social treatment and experiences of stigma, current health-seeking behaviour, and retrospective experience around initial diagnosis.</p> Redeemer Joy Duboh (25145167) Dickson Kweku Delali (25145170) Emmanuel Manu (8269179) Biotechnology Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Cancer Science Policy ti version 7 gaps requires verification based healing based affect vulnerable populations ho teaching hospital public health problem challenges shaping health challenges influencing health seeking behaviour reflected new cases continue nominally free medication xlink "> leprosy xlink "> ho polyclinic ho municipality pluralistic health health facilities good health wounded legs volta region uneven trajectory understanding influences transport costs transcribed verbatim term stigma stigma reduction socioeconomic constraints social treatment skin lesions segregated communities reach saturation poverty reduction pluralistic pattern physical limitations persons cured perceived severity mobility impairment limb deformities level engagement informal charging herbal remedies financial hardship exemption entitlements drug unavailability donor dependence <p>The ethics-approved semi-structured interview guide used for in-depth interviews with participants, including the introductory consent script read to participants before each interview, organised into four domains: knowledge and perceived causes of leprosy, social treatment and experiences of stigma, current health-seeking behaviour, and retrospective experience around initial diagnosis.</p> 2026-09-30T17:29:14Z Text Journal contribution 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014753.s002 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/_p_The_ethics-approved_semi-structured_interview_guide_used_for_in-depth_interviews_with_participants_including_the_introductory_consent_script_read_to_participants_before_each_interview_organised_into_four_domains_knowledge_and_perceived_c/34034953 CC BY 4.0