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Using ethnographic film in tackling podoconiosis

Journal Contribution - Journal Editorial

Background: Ethiopia has one of the worst podoconiosis rates in the world, affecting >1.5 million patients. We present our ethnographic film 'Tigist, the story of a girl with podoconiosis' and its potential use in tackling podoconiosis.

Methods: We conducted visual ethnography, consisting of video-recorded participant observations and interviews with seven patients, three healthcare workers and two podoconiosis experts.

Results: We acquired video recordings of socialmoments, the state of podoconiosis patients' bodies and minds, their emotions and the impact of poverty.

Conclusions: Our film allows for an intensified understanding of patients' daily experiences with podoconiosis, potentially impacting care, awareness and medical teaching programs.

Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN: 0035-9203
Issue: 12
Volume: 114
Pages: 896-898
Publication year:2020
Keywords:ethnographic film, patient experience, podoconiosis, stigma, STIGMA