Psychosocial impact of scars due to cutaneous leishmaniasis on high school students in Errachidia province, Morocco

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Issam Bennis · Ministère de la Santé

Séverine Thys · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Hind Filali · Ministère de la Santé

Vincent De Brouwere · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Hamid Sahibi · Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

Marleen Boelaert · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Abstract

The burden of CL in this age group is not negligible. The indelible CL scars lead to self-stigma and social stigma, and the emergence of negative psychological effects in this age group. While some students accepted their CL scars and related suffering as their "destiny", others were eagerly demanding protective measures against CL and treatment for the scars.

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Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

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Published in: Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 46-46

DOI: 10.1186/s40249-017-0267-5

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Psychosocial impact of scars due to cutaneous leishmaniasis on high school students in Errachidia province, Morocco

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