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Buruli-Ulcer Induced Disability in Ghana : A Study at Apromase in the Ashanti Region
المؤلفون المشاركون
Agbenorku, Margaret
Edusei, Anthony
Saunderson, Paul
Nyamuame, Geoffrey
Agbenorku, Pius
Diby, Thomas
Nyador, Esenam
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2012، العدد 2012 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2012-05-15
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objectives.
To describe trends and category of disabilities caused by Buruli ulcer disease.
Design.
This retrospective study was set up to quantify information on the disability trends caused by Buruli ulcer (BU) using data on patients attending BU and chronic ulcer clinics from 2004 to 2009, at Global Evangelical Mission Hospital, Apromase.
Methods.
Data was retrieved from the WHO BU1 form, case registry book, surgical theatre register, and BU patients' records book of the hospital.
Disability was measured as the incapability of patients to perform one or more daily activities due to his/her state of BU disease before treatment.
Results.
A total of 336 positive BU cases comprising 181 males (53.9%) were recorded of which 113 (33.6%) cases of disabilities were identified.
A mean age of 52.5 (±1.32) years was recorded.
For the trend of disabilities, the year 2009 recorded the highest (N = 34, 31.0%).
The lesions were mostly located at the lower limbs (N = 65, 57.5%) region of the patients.
Lesions with diameter >15 cm were the major (59.3%) category of lesions.
Conclusion.
Trend of disability reveals proportional increase over the years from 2004 to 2009.
Contracture at the knee and ankle joints was the commonest disability recorded.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Agbenorku, Pius& Edusei, Anthony& Agbenorku, Margaret& Diby, Thomas& Nyador, Esenam& Nyamuame, Geoffrey…[et al.]. 2012. Buruli-Ulcer Induced Disability in Ghana : A Study at Apromase in the Ashanti Region. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495971
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Agbenorku, Pius…[et al.]. Buruli-Ulcer Induced Disability in Ghana : A Study at Apromase in the Ashanti Region. Plastic Surgery International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495971
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Agbenorku, Pius& Edusei, Anthony& Agbenorku, Margaret& Diby, Thomas& Nyador, Esenam& Nyamuame, Geoffrey…[et al.]. Buruli-Ulcer Induced Disability in Ghana : A Study at Apromase in the Ashanti Region. Plastic Surgery International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495971
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-495971
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