Cruel disease, cruel medicine: Self-treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with harmful chemical substances in Suriname

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1097-1105

  Ramdas, Sahienshadebie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Associative reasoning; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Harmful chemicals; Health seeking behaviour; Self medication; Self treatment; South America; Suriname

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH RISK; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDICINE; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCAR FORMATION; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN ULCER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURINAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SURINAME; YOUNG ADULT;

PARAMARIBO [SURINAME]; SURINAME;

EID: 84863513448     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.038     Document Type: Article

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