“It totally depends on the goodwill of the health professional”: health seeking behavior and access to health services among street children infested with scabies in Ethiopia
With the absence of adequate targeted interventions and policy frameworks, responding to the healthcare and other needs of street children infested with scabies remains a highly neglected issue. Identifying street children's access to healthcare services and the intricacies of policy environments driving morbidity from scabies, this study indicated the important steps that should be taken toward addressing inequity related to a neglected tropical disease.
Authors
- Shahaduz Zaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1340-1869)
- Bewunetu Zewude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-915X)
- Desta Ayode
- Getnet Tadele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-6140)
- Gail Davey
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- Wolaita Sodo University (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02689-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- University of Sussex