Tratamientos tradicionales utilizados en un área endémica de leishmaniasis cutánea en el Perú
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15534903 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Pineda-Reyes (0000-0001-6242-2952, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, corresponding author), Alejandro Llanos‐cuenta (0000-0002-7567-5534), Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Mauricio Dancuart (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 761-761 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2015.324.1770 |
| PMID | 26732927 |
| OpenAlex | W2193417683 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
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
Census · Christian ministry · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Leishmaniasis · Pathology · Political science · Population · Insect Pest Control Strategies · Medicine · Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |