2024
The psychosocial burden of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka: A multi-method qualitative study.
Nuwangi H, Dikomitis L, Weerakoon K, Agampodi S, Agampodi T. The psychosocial burden of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka: A multi-method qualitative study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011909. PMID: 38236911, PMCID: PMC10826957, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial burdenRural Sri LankaPeople-centred careMulti-method qualitative studyPerceived disease severityHigh psychosocial burdenTreatment-related burdenImprove patient outcomesHealthcare seekingStigmatised diseaseIllness experienceIllness-experienceHealthcare modelRelated burdenBody image concernsBurden of CLThematic analysisQualitative studyHospital clinicMultimethod qualitative approachResource-poor regionsDisease burdenNegative societal reactionsPatient outcomesCommunity engagement
2022
Community Engagement in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Research in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka: A Decolonial Approach for Global Health
Polidano K, Parton L, Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Haileselassie BH, Lalani JMG, Mota C, Price HP, Rodrigues S, Tafere GR, Trad LAB, Zerihun Z, Dikomitis L. Community Engagement in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Research in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka: A Decolonial Approach for Global Health. Frontiers In Public Health 2022, 10: 823844. PMID: 35242734, PMCID: PMC8885625, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.823844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity engagementCommunity advisory groupDecolonial approachCutaneous leishmaniasisCommunity membersSri LankaLocal sociocultural contextRobust community engagementCommunity engagement activitiesQualitative research methodsParasitic skin diseasePublic health problemGlobal health researchAdvisory GroupAnthropological approachCommunity representationMental health outcomesEveryday realityHealth Research programmeSociocultural contextEngagement activitiesThematic analysisSkin diseasesHealth outcomesHealth problems