01196nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653001900042653002600061653001700087653003000104653002200134653002600156100001200182700001200194245011400206520068000320022001401000       2016                            d10aStigmatization10aPsychological support10aNoma disease10aMusculoskeletal disorders10aHealth psychology10aFacial disfigurements1 aWali IM1 aRegmi K00aPeople living with facial disfigurement after having had noma disease: A systematic review of the literature.3 a<p>Noma disease often results in impairment, morbidity and severe facial disfigurement. This article reports a systematic review of literatures published between 2006 and 2015 to establish existing knowledge about social stigma associated with facial disfigurements. Five databases were searched and 114 citations were screened, of which only 15 met the relevant criteria. Titles and abstracts of the retrieved articles were independently reviewed. The research was heterogeneous; therefore, overall synthesis using meta-analysis was inappropriate. It can be seen that the review demonstrates that facial disfigurements are far more complex than was previously thought.</p>
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