What Role Do Traditional Beliefs Play in Treatment Seeking and Delay for Buruli Ulcer Disease?–Insights from a Mixed Methods Study in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Victims of Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) frequently report to specialized units at a late stage of the disease. This delay has been associated with local beliefs and a preference for traditional healing linked to a reportedly mystical origin of the disease. We assessed the role beliefs play...

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Autores principales: Peeters Grietens, Koen, Toomer, Elizabeth, Um Boock, Alphonse, Hausmann-Muela, Susanna, Peeters, Hans, Kanobana, Kirezi, Gryseels, Charlotte, Ribera, Joan Muela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036954

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036954

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