Using ethnographic film in tackling podoconiosis

A. L. Cremers; B. J. Visser; Z. Getahun; M. Borku; E. Meskele; J. Ahmed; M. van Vugt; E. Birnie

doi:10.1093/trstmh/traa098

Using ethnographic film in tackling podoconiosis

A. L. Cremers, B. J. Visser, Z. Getahun, M. Borku, E. Meskele, J. Ahmed, M. van Vugt, E. Birnie

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Abstract

Background: Ethiopia has one of the worst podoconiosis rates in the world, affecting >1.5 million patients. We present our ethnographic film 'Tigist, the story of a girl with podoconiosis' and its potential use in tackling podoconiosis.

Methods: We conducted visual ethnography, consisting of video-recorded participant observations and interviews with seven patients, three healthcare workers and two podoconiosis experts.

Results: We acquired video recordings of socialmoments, the state of podoconiosis patients' bodies and minds, their emotions and the impact of poverty.

Conclusions: Our film allows for an intensified understanding of patients' daily experiences with podoconiosis, potentially impacting care, awareness and medical teaching programs.

Original language	English
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	114
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	896-898
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0035-9203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa098
Publication status	Published - Dec-2020

Keywords

ethnographic film
patient experience
podoconiosis
stigma
STIGMA

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