About the Authors

Arnaud Setondji Amoussouhoui

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Buruli ulcer Treatment Center, Allada, Benin

Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

ghislainsop@yahoo.fr

Affiliations Buruli ulcer Treatment Center, Allada, Benin, Regional Institute of Public Health of Ouidah, University of Abomey Calavi, Atlantique, Benin

Anita Carolle Wadagni

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Buruli ulcer Treatment Center, Allada, Benin

Roch Christian Johnson

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre Interfacultaire de Formation et de Recherche en Environnement et Développement Durable, University of Abomey Calavi, Atlantique, Benin

Paulin Aoulou

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Buruli ulcer Treatment Center, Allada, Benin

Inès Elvire Agbo

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Buruli ulcer Treatment Center, Allada, Benin

Jean-Gabin Houezo

Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Program against Buruli ulcer, Health Ministry, Cotonou, Littoral, Benin

Micah Boyer

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Anthropology department, University of South Florida, Tampa, South Florida, United Sates of America

Mark Nichter

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.