01580nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653001100081653001600092653001300108653001700121653001400138100001300152700001200165700001400177700001400191700001100205700001400216700001600230245008000246856008300326300001000409490000600419520088900425       2013                            d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aGender10aCommunities10aCameroon10aBuruli ulcer10aAttitudes1 aKAMGA LF1 aShey ND1 aASSOB JCN1 aNJUNDA AL1 aFON PN1 aNgunde PJ1 aMarcelin NN00aBuruli ulcer in Cameroon: An assessment of the community knowledge pattern.  uhttp://www.ajih.net/public/include/pages/pdf/9-Lucien%20Fouamno%20KAMGA%20.pdf  a36-390 v23 a<p>Buruli ulcer is a disfiguring and disabling disease caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. The disease is a serious health problem in Cameroon as the number of infected people has been increasing over the years. The purpose of this study was to determine community knowledge of the infection in order to help in the elaboration of a national control policy.<br />
Material and Methods: This was a non-experimental cross-sectional survey in which random sampling method was used to administer questionnaires to 3200 individuals in 80 communities throughout the ten regions of the country.<br />
Results: Globally the percentage of persons with good knowledge of buruli ulcer was low (23.7%). Of the 2586 who responded 1311 (50.7%) were females and 1275 (49.3%) were males. There was a statistically significant difference in the community knowledge pattern by gender</p>