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Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended
INTRODUCTION: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a highly ranked neglected tropical disease (NTD) of global health importance with increasing incidence in sub-Saharan Africa yet there is paucity of information on the epidemiology of BU in Nigeria. Incidentally, highly BU endemic Benin Republic shares proximity wi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6057600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050630 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.29.166.10110 |
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author | Otuh, Patricia Ihuaku Soyinka, Festus Olukayode Ogunro, Bamidele Nyemike Akinseye, Victor Nwezza, Elebe Emmanuel Iseoluwa-Adelokiki, Adebola Olubunmi Adeyemo, Olanike Kudirat |
author_facet | Otuh, Patricia Ihuaku Soyinka, Festus Olukayode Ogunro, Bamidele Nyemike Akinseye, Victor Nwezza, Elebe Emmanuel Iseoluwa-Adelokiki, Adebola Olubunmi Adeyemo, Olanike Kudirat |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a highly ranked neglected tropical disease (NTD) of global health importance with increasing incidence in sub-Saharan Africa yet there is paucity of information on the epidemiology of BU in Nigeria. Incidentally, highly BU endemic Benin Republic shares proximity with Nigeria. This study was carried out to establish presence of BU and ascertain the level of BU perception among rural populace in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. METHODS: Secondary data (2009-2012) on incidence of BU was collected from a reference hospital. A cross-sectional survey using structured questionnaire administered to rural people and healthcare practitioners was conducted in three purposively chosen Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ogun State based on unpublished reports of BU presence. RESULTS: Data collected revealed 27 hospital confirmed BU cases between 2009-2012 across four LGAs (Obafemi Owode, Abeokuta North, Yewa North and Yewa South) while 14%(21/150) chronic ulcers (suspected to be BU) were discovered during the cross-sectional survey carried out in Odeda, Yewa South and North LGAs. Healthcare practitioners 63.6% (42/66) and 54.7% (82/150) rural people demonstrated poor level of BU perception respectively. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that BU exists in Ogun State and evaluates the poor perception that the affected rural populace has on the disease. This pilot study presents baseline information on BU in a rural setting in Ogun State South-west Nigeria hence the vital need for prompt public health involvement and further research on the epidemiology of BU. |
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spelling | pubmed-60576002018-07-26 Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended Otuh, Patricia Ihuaku Soyinka, Festus Olukayode Ogunro, Bamidele Nyemike Akinseye, Victor Nwezza, Elebe Emmanuel Iseoluwa-Adelokiki, Adebola Olubunmi Adeyemo, Olanike Kudirat Pan Afr Med J Research INTRODUCTION: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a highly ranked neglected tropical disease (NTD) of global health importance with increasing incidence in sub-Saharan Africa yet there is paucity of information on the epidemiology of BU in Nigeria. Incidentally, highly BU endemic Benin Republic shares proximity with Nigeria. This study was carried out to establish presence of BU and ascertain the level of BU perception among rural populace in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. METHODS: Secondary data (2009-2012) on incidence of BU was collected from a reference hospital. A cross-sectional survey using structured questionnaire administered to rural people and healthcare practitioners was conducted in three purposively chosen Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ogun State based on unpublished reports of BU presence. RESULTS: Data collected revealed 27 hospital confirmed BU cases between 2009-2012 across four LGAs (Obafemi Owode, Abeokuta North, Yewa North and Yewa South) while 14%(21/150) chronic ulcers (suspected to be BU) were discovered during the cross-sectional survey carried out in Odeda, Yewa South and North LGAs. Healthcare practitioners 63.6% (42/66) and 54.7% (82/150) rural people demonstrated poor level of BU perception respectively. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that BU exists in Ogun State and evaluates the poor perception that the affected rural populace has on the disease. This pilot study presents baseline information on BU in a rural setting in Ogun State South-west Nigeria hence the vital need for prompt public health involvement and further research on the epidemiology of BU. The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6057600/ /pubmed/30050630 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.29.166.10110 Text en © Patricia Ihuaku Otuh et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Otuh, Patricia Ihuaku Soyinka, Festus Olukayode Ogunro, Bamidele Nyemike Akinseye, Victor Nwezza, Elebe Emmanuel Iseoluwa-Adelokiki, Adebola Olubunmi Adeyemo, Olanike Kudirat Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended |
title | Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended |
title_full | Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended |
title_fullStr | Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended |
title_full_unstemmed | Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended |
title_short | Perception and incidence of Buruli ulcer in Ogun State, South West Nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended |
title_sort | perception and incidence of buruli ulcer in ogun state, south west nigeria: intensive epidemiological survey and public health intervention recommended |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6057600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050630 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.29.166.10110 |
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