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| Title |
Perceived causes and risk factors of Buruli ulcer among patients at Agogo Presbyterian hospital in Ashanti Region of Ghana
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-018-3172-5 |
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| Authors |
Reindolf Anokye, Enoch Acheampong, Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah, Edward Sarpong |
| Abstract |
The incidence of Buruli ulcer has been recorded in about 30 countries globally and Africa seems to be the most affected area. The study sought to determine perceived causes and risk factors of Buruli ulcer among patients who visit the Agogo hospital in Asante-Akim North District in the Ashanti region of Ghana. A descriptive study design was adopted using a simple random sampling technique to select 400 patients attending The Presbyterian Hospital at Agogo. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 16.0. Buruli ulcer was perceived as a disease caused by witchcraft (38%), enemies (15%), as well as not pouring libation or praying (16%). Also, increased appetite (30%), oedema or swelling on the skin (29%) and over weight (23%) was perceived as signs and symptoms of Buruli ulcer and a section of the respondents (53%) did not know any risk factor. The age of respondents, gender and level of education were found to determine knowledge of Buruli ulcer (P ≤ .05). Public Educations and campaigns should focus on causes and risk factors to ensure that there is adequate knowledge among the general public on Buruli ulcer. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Netherlands | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 60 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Researcher | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 18 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 January 2018.
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#17,927,741
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#2,849
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#310,131
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#75
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