Neglected tropical disease meets neglected community: Street children's susceptibility to scabies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Scabies is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) with high prevalence rate in resource-limited settings. Though street children are susceptible because of lack of sanitation and contact with vectors, few attempts have been made to identify the lived experience of street children with scabies in the global south. This study explored perceived susceptibility to scabies and related lived experiences of street children in Addis Ababa. Using in-depth interviews, we collected qualitative data from selected children of the street to identify their understanding of the causes of scabies, their experiences of managing the condition, and their health-seeking behavior. Informants were recruited to include maximum variation in terms of age, sex, and experience of infestation. The study showed that scabie

SUBMITTER: Zewude B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11410222 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature