Beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scabies commonly affects poor populations in low-middle-income countries. The WHO has advocated for country-driven and country-owned control strategies. Knowledge of context specific issues will be important for design and implementation of scabies control interventions. We aimed to assess beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana.

Methodology/principal findings

Data was collected via semi-structured questionnaires for people who had active scabies or scabies in the past year and people who never had scabies in the past. The questionnaire covered several domains: knowledge about the causes and risk factors; perceptions towards stigmatisation and consequences of scabies in daily life; and treatment practices. Out of 128 participants, 67 were

SUBMITTER: Amoako YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9987785 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature