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Assessment of baseline awareness of the disease amongst the endemic population would be one of the first steps in this direction. This study aims to provide qualitative information on lay perceptions of CL in an endemic area in Saudi Arabia. We also attempted to correlate these perceptions with associated socio\u2010demographical backgrounds.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods\u2002<\/jats:bold> This was a cross\u2010sectional descriptive survey carried out in Al\u2010Hassa, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The study included 1824 participants, age ranging from 15 to 63\u2003years (mean 35.86\u2003\u00b1\u20039.54\u2003years).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Over 76% of the studied population recognized the infectious nature of CL. There was also good awareness regarding the clinical features of CL, but the awareness regarding the vector, transmission, risk factors and preventive methods were very poor. Our study demonstrated a significantly higher knowledge score correlated with regard to male gender, higher family income, age and a previous history of CL.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion\u2002<\/jats:bold> In our study we found low awareness for important epidemiological aspects like transmission of the disease, risk factors and prevention. 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