Using ethnographic film in tackling podoconiosis

A.L. Cremers; B.J. Visser; Z. Getahun; M. Borku; E. Meskele; J. Ahmed; M. van Vugt; E. Birnie

doi:10.1093/trstmh/traa098

Using ethnographic film in tackling podoconiosis

A.L. Cremers
, B.J. Visser
, Z. Getahun
, M. Borku
, E. Meskele
, J. Ahmed
, M. van Vugt
, E. Birnie

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Abstract

Background
Ethiopia has one of the worst podoconiosis rates in the world, affecting >1.5 million patients. We present our ethnographic film ‘Tigist, the story of a girl with podoconiosis’ and its potential use in tackling podoconiosis.

Methods
We conducted visual ethnography, consisting of video-recorded participant observations and interviews with seven patients, three healthcare workers and two podoconiosis experts.

Results
We acquired video recordings of social moments, the state of podoconiosis patients’ bodies and minds, their emotions and the impact of poverty.

Conclusions
Our film allows for an intensified understanding of patients’ daily experiences with podoconiosis, potentially impacting care, awareness and medical teaching programs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	896-898
Number of pages	3
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	114
Issue number	12
Early online date	19 Nov 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa098
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Funded by the Amsterdam University Medical Centres Academic Medical Centre, and the Dutch Albert Schweitzer Foundation.

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Amsterdam University Medical Centres Academic Medical Centre
Dutch Albert Schweitzer Foundation

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