Impact of common skin diseases on children in rural Cote d'Ivoire with leprosy and Buruli ulcer co-endemicity: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) occur against a background of a very high prevalence of common skin diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we examined the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) and the impact of common skin diseases in children living in a leprosy and Buruli ulcer (BU) co-endemic district in a west African country of Côte d'Ivoire, in order to help inform disease control efforts for skin NTDs. METHODS AND PRINCIPLE FINDINGS:Fourteen focus group discussions (FGDs) with schoolchildren, 5 FGDs with parents of a child affected with skin disease(s), and 27 in-depth semi-structured interviews with key personnel were conducted. The Children's Dermatology Quality of Life Index (CDLQI) questionnaire was applied to 184 schoolchildren with ski

SUBMITTER: Yotsu RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7274456 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature