What role do traditional beliefs play in treatment seeking and delay for Buruli ulcer disease? Insights from a mixed methods study in Cameroon

K. Peeters Grietens; E. Toomer; A. Um Boock; S. Hausmann-Muela; H. Peeters; K. Kanobana; C. Gryseels; J. Muela Ribera

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036954

What role do traditional beliefs play in treatment seeking and delay for Buruli ulcer disease? Insights from a mixed methods study in Cameroon

K. Peeters Grietens
, E. Toomer
, A. Um Boock
, S. Hausmann-Muela
, H. Peeters
, K. Kanobana
, C. Gryseels
, J. Muela Ribera

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Original language	English
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	7
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	e36954
ISSN	1932-6203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036954
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Bacterial diseases
Buruli ulcer
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Health care seeking behavior
Delay
Beliefs
Culture
Traditional medicine
Anthropology
Traditional healers
Perceptions
Etiology
Patient's perspective
Doctor-patient relationship
Acceptability
Treatment
Cameroon
Africa-Central

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