Therapeutic itineraries of patients with ulcerated forms of Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) disease in a rural health zone in the democratic Republic of Congo

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1110-1116

  Kibadi, Kapay ^a,b   Boelaert, Marleen ^a   Kayinua, Makanzu ^b   Minuku, Jean Bedel ^c   Muyembe Tamfum, Jean Jacques ^d   Portaels, Françoise ^a   Lefèvre, Pierre ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b General Reference Hospital of Nsona Mpangu   (Congo)

^c Central Office of the Rural Health Zone of Nsona Mpangu   (Congo)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

Author keywords

Buruli ulcer; Democratic Republic of Congo; Disease perception; Health seeking behaviour; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Therapeutic itineraries

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURULI ULCER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SELF MEDICATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURULI ULCER; CHILD; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 69249201094     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02324.x     Document Type: Article

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