Body map stories from Colombia: experiences of people affected by leprosy and the influence of peers during diagnosis and treatment

• Main Authors: Martha Cecilia Barbosa Ladino (Author), Camila Jiménez Betancourth (Author), Lucrecia Vásquez Acevedo (Author), Melanie Haag (Author), Janina Zirkel (Author), Eva-Maria Schwie (Author), Miriam Navarro (Author), Christa Kasang (Author), Ildikó Gágyor (Author), Sandra Parisi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Almost one third of people affected by leprosy in Colombia suffer from disability, which often results from delayed diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to explore the experience of people affected by leprosy during the process of diagnosis and treatment and if and how this experi...