Abstract
Social Impact of Leishmaniasis, Afghanistan
Highlights
We focused on women in focus group discussions (FGDs) because they have greater risk for leishmaniasis than men [2,3] and are often the primary caregivers in Afghan culture
Our study confirmed the prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kabul; 128 (51%) of 252 house-to-house survey (HHS) respondents reported a family member with leishmaniasis
Respondents were knowledgeable about leishmaniasis: of 360 total HHS and FGD respondents, 287 (80%) said that it was a disease, and 160 (44%) said that it was acne
Summary
In October 2002, we randomly chose 5 of Kabul’s 14 administrative districts to carry out a house-to-house survey (HHS) as well as 13 focus group discussions (FGDs) with women. Active case-patients surveyed were offered free antileishmanial treatment at the HealthNet International leishmaniasis clinics. A total of 252 and 108 persons were surveyed in the HHS and FGDs, respectively, not all respondents answered every question.
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