“It left me burnt”: Traditional treatment and stigma experiences of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kalu district, Ethiopia
Community engagement strategies to promote early case detection and treatment at health facilities should acknowledge the specific fears, informational needs and challenges that shape existing care-related behaviours of people with CL. Providing information about the safety of common traditional treatments and correct information about contagiousness are key areas that public health programmes could address to reduce some of the disease's impacts. Existing cultural attitudes that emphasize shared vulnerability to CL and underlie non-stigmatizing behaviors could also inform stigma interventions.
Authors
- Stephen L. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-8376)
- Katherine E. Halliday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5307-2823)
- Zenebu Begna
- Maria Zuurmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0347-0126)
- Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2005-6179)
- Kibur Engdawork (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7893-3121)
- Saba M. Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-5495)
- Teklu Cherkose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2344-5435)
- Mirgissa Kaba
- Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu
- Yohannes Hailemichael
- Michael Marks
- Endalamaw Gadisa
- Tara Mtuy
- Jennifer Palmer
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Ambo University (ET)
- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (ET)
- University College London (GB)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013537
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00