Fig 1.
Podoconiosis screening, diagnosis, and staging in Butaro Sector, Rwanda.
Fig 2.
Podoconiosis patient with Stage 3 in Butaro Sector, Rwanda.
Table 1.
Demographics and Tekola stages for podoconiosis patients in the Butaro Sector.
Fig 3.
Types of water sources used by podoconiosis patients in Butaro Sector, Rwanda.
A: Tube well, 40 minutes’ walk from the patient’s home. B: Tap water, 5 minutes from the patient’s home, but operates 1x/week. C: Pond water, less than 5 minutes from the patient’s home. D: Spring water, 20 minutes away from the patient’s home.
Fig 4.
Latrines used by podoconiosis patients in Butaro Sector.
A: One of the poorly maintained latrines. B: An almost falling toilet. C: The cleanest pit latrine observed. Participants used ash (white powder) for cleaning and reducing smell. D: Unfinished but used latrine.
Fig 5.
Items used by participants in podoconiosis HBM.
A: One of the cleanest basins used by the participants. B: “Kitenge” used in place of towel. C: Saucepan used to wash feet. D: Various HBM items (soap and brushes) used by participants.
Fig 6.
Shoes worn by podoconiosis patients in Butaro Sector, Rwanda.
A: Rugabire shoes. B: Plastic boots. C: Work boots.