What Role Do Traditional Beliefs Play in Treatment Seeking and Delay for Buruli Ulcer Disease?–Insights from a Mixed Methods Study in Cameroon

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Koen Peeters Grietens ,

* E-mail: kpeeters@itg.be

Affiliations Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Antwerp, Belgium, PASS International, Tessenderlo, Belgium
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Elizabeth Toomer,

Affiliation PASS International, Tessenderlo, Belgium
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Alphonse Um Boock,

Affiliation Aide aux Lépreux Emmaüs-Suisse, Yaoundé, Cameroun
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Susanna Hausmann-Muela,

Affiliation PASS International, Tessenderlo, Belgium
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Hans Peeters,

Affiliations PASS International, Tessenderlo, Belgium, University of Leuven, Centre for Sociological Research, Belgium
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Kirezi Kanobana,

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
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Charlotte Gryseels,

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Antwerp, Belgium
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Joan Muela Ribera

Affiliation PASS International, Tessenderlo, Belgium
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