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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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