Diagnosis, treatment, and management of Mpox in urban Informal Settlements in Southwestern Nigeria: an ethnographic approach
Our paper contributes to a more nuanced understanding of not only the health care access barriers, but the complex geographical, economic, and sociocultural factors that shape how and when people seek care for Mpox within the context of urban informal settlements. This further draws attention to behavioral dispositions to the nomenclature of what is perceived as PHEIC. Thus, the global health and security paradigm should give room to local context, expertise, and global politics in shaping epidemic responses.
Authors
- Ayodele Samuel Jegede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-1942)
- Michael Kunnuji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5108-5639)
- Megan Schmidt‐Sane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3669-7527)
- Akanni Olayinka Lawanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5956-5370)
- Hayley MacGregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9392-9331)
- Syed Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2192-2768)
- Olufunke Adegoke
Institutions
- University of Sussex (GB)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Institute of Development Studies (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21267-1
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.22
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- University of Sussex
- Economic and Social Research Council