Perceived Social Stigma of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Hubuna, Saudi Arabia.
Nahid K ElfakiMohammad Jamaan AlzahraniYahya Hussein Ahmed AbdallaAbdullah I AdehAbdalla Mohammed Ahmed Osman AbdallaMugahed A AlkhadherSamah R ElrefaeyWarga Hashim Hussein AbdelmagidFaroq Abdulghani AlshameriAhmed Abdalla JarelnapeManal S A HakamiFahad Abdullah A AlghamdiYagoub Hamadt Allah ElhajNiemat M A A DinarAmal Abdelgadir Ali MohamedElsadig Eltaher Hamed AbdulrahmanDuria Hassan Merghani MohamedElwaleed Idris SagironMaha Hamed Mohamed AliWaled A M AhmedPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2024)
The study reveals insights into stigmatization associated with CL in the Habuna area of Saudi Arabia. It found that the median of perceived social stigma was 26. Factors such as sex, employment status, and location of the lesion are uncertainly associated with stigma. It is crucial to explore negative behaviors and perceptions and develop suitable health education programs.