[Health promotion and community-based approach to Buruli XXXX : results of a psychosocial- and behavioural survey in two villages in Benin].

@entity1 @entity283 @entity1066 @entity1835 @entity7663 @entity166
Introduction_#8200;: Buruli @entity1066 (BU) is an @entity166 caused by @entity7663 . Benin, one of the most severely affected countries, notified 365  cases in 2012. This article presents the results of a psychosocial and behavioural survey conducted in the  context of a @entity283 ( @entity283 ) project with community participation. This paper  describes the diagnosis, prevention, behaviours, as well as perceptions and experiences related to BU. Methods_#8200;: A cross-sectional study was conducted in two villages (Azonme, Houedota) of Benin Atlantic department. From 15 May to 19 June 2011, a volunteer survey was conducted with 15 former @entity1 and 15 new @entity1 , selected by purposive sampling and 30 randomly selected healthy individuals. Encoding and data analysis were performed with SPSS and Excel. Results_#8200;: Respondents were aged 11 to 100 years with a mean age of 36.63 years and 55_#8200;% were @entity1 . More than 96_#8200;% of respondents were aware of BU (symptoms, mode of transmission, prevention and treatment). 20_#8200;% were familiar with the mode of transmission, but were not aware of preventive measures. Twenty-none of the 30 @entity1 or former @entity1 were treated in hospital. The attributed and perceived (including non-medical) causes of the disease were water (52), bacteria (17), @entity1835 luck (5). 92_#8200;% of respondents were satisfied with the services of health professionals but proposed changes (46) concerning hospital accessibility and cost of care. Discussion_#8200;: These results show similarities and differences compared to those reported in the literature on the subject. These surveys were the basis for @entity283 interventions with the participation of two communities.
