Abstract
In order to know the first-choice treatment by villagers of an endemic area of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) prior to medical attention in a health care center, a cross sectional study was realized in Pichupampa town. A census was made in order to collect demographic data and previous history of CL. 254 participants were surveyed. 41.7% (106/254) of the village had CL at least once in their lives and only half of them went to a health center to seek for primary care. 76/106 (71.7%) used some traditional treatment as their first choice and only 23.6% (25/106) subjects went to a health-care center without manipulation of their lesions. It's evident that a high percentage (71.7%) of people potentially infected by CL manipulate and treat their lesions with traditional treatments prior to professional health-care, actions that could interfere with the diagnosis and effectiveness of the program implemented by the Health Ministry.
| Translated title of the contribution | Traditional treatments in an endemic area of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Peru |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 761-765 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2015 |
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