02096nas a2200277 4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653001700133653002400150653002100174100001500195700001400210700001400224700001200238700001400250700001200264700001500276700001300291245005300304856006900357300001200426490000800438520134700446022002501793 2020 d bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aParasitology10aInfectious Diseases10aGeneral Medicine1 aCremers AL1 aVisser BJ1 aGetahun Z1 aBorku M1 aMeskele E1 aAhmed J1 avan Vugt M1 aBirnie E00aUsing ethnographic film in tackling podoconiosis uhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7959008/pdf/traa098.pdf a896-8980 v1143 aAbstract 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.  a0035-9203, 1878-3503