Representaciones, actitudes y prácticas respecto a la Leishmaniasis Cutánea en la población del Cantón de Acosta, provincia de San José, Costa Rica: estudio antropológico exploratório

Abstract

An exploratory anthropological study on representations, attitudes, and practices related to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) among the rural population of Acosta County, Costa Rica, aimed to estimate the applicability of epidemiologically-based control measures. Open interviews with a small sample of individuals from both case and control households provided the basic for a Propositional Discourse Analysis (PDA). Results are that Acosta people consider CL a distinct nosologic entity, but they are mainly intereste…