Illness meanings and experiences for pre-ulcer and ulcer conditions of Buruli ulcer in the Ga-West and Ga-South Municipalities of Ghana

Affected persons with pre-ulcers are likely to delay treatment because of social and financial constraints and the absence of pain. Scepticism on the role of water in disease contagion and prolonged healing is perceived to make ideas of witchcraft as a PC more credible, among respondents with ulcers. Health messages should address issues of locally perceived risk and vulnerability. Guided by study findings, further research on the role of environmental, socio-cultural and genetic factors in BU contagion, is also needed to clarify and formulate health messages and strengthen public health initiatives

Biostatistics · Buruli ulcer · Disease · Pathology · Public health · Traditional medicine · Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies · Infectious Diseases and Mycology · Medicine · Mycobacterium research and diagnosis · Dermatology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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