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Assessment of community knowledge, attitude, and stigma of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria
Background: Poor knowledge can influence timely care-seeking among persons with Buruli ulcer disease (BUD).Objectives: To assess community knowledge, attitude and stigma towards persons with BUD in endemic settings of Southern Nigeria.Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted among adult community members in four States of Southern Nigeria. A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was administered to all participants.Results: Of 491 adults who completed the survey, 315 (64.2%) belonged to the ≤40 years age group, 257 (52.3%) were males and 415 (84.5%) had some formal education. The overall mean (SD) knowledge score was 5.5±2.3 (maximum 10). Only 172 (35.0%) of the participants had a good knowledge of BUD. A total of 327 (66.6%) considered BUD as a very serious illness. Also, there was a high-level of stigma against BUD patients; 372 (75.8%) of the participants felt compassion for and desire to help them, 77 (15.7%) felt compassion but tended to stay away from them, and 53 (10.8%) feared them because they may infect them with the disease. Having a formal education and ethnicity were independent predictors of good knowledge of BUD.Conclusion: There is poor community knowledge of BUD in endemic settings of Southern Nigeria which influenced the attitude and perceptions of community members towards persons with BUDKeywords: Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, knowledge, perceptions, practices
Assessment of community knowledge, attitude, and stigma of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria
Background: Poor knowledge can influence timely care-seeking among
persons with Buruli ulcer disease (BUD). Objectives: To assess
community knowledge, attitude and stigma towards persons with BUD in
endemic settings of Southern Nigeria. Methods: This was a
cross-sectional survey conducted among adult community members in four
States of Southern Nigeria. A semi-structured interviewer-administered
questionnaire was administered to all participants. Results: Of 491
adults who completed the survey, 315 (64.2%) belonged to the 6440
years age group, 257 (52.3%) were males and 415 (84.5%) had some formal
education. The overall mean (SD) knowledge score was 5.5\ub12.3
(maximum 10). Only 172 (35.0%) of the participants had a good knowledge
of BUD. A total of 327 (66.6%) considered BUD as a very serious
illness. Also, there was a high-level of stigma against BUD patients;
372 (75.8%) of the participants felt compassion for and desire to help
them, 77 (15.7%) felt compassion but tended to stay away from them, and
53 (10.8%) feared them because they may infect them with the disease.
Having a formal education and ethnicity were independent predictors of
good knowledge of BUD. Conclusion: There is poor community knowledge of
BUD in endemic settings of Southern Nigeria which influenced the
attitude and perceptions of community members towards persons with BUD
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.34 Cite as: Nwafor CC, Meka
A, Chukwu JN, Ekeke N, Alphonsus C, Mbah O, Madichie NO, Aduh U,
Ogbeifo M, IseOluwa-Adelokiki BO, Edochie JE, Ushaka J, Ukwaja KN.
Assessment of community knowledge, attitude, and stigma of Buruli ulcer
disease in Southern Nigeria. Afri Health Sci.2019;19(2): 2100-2111.
https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.3
Secondary bacterial isolates from previously untreated Buruli ulcer lesions and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns in Southern Nigeria
Secondary bacterial isolates from previously untreated Buruli ulcer lesions and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns in Southern Nigeria
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Mycolactones, secreted by Mycobacterium ulcerans, were previously believed to prevent super infection in Buruli ulcer lesions. However, little is known about secondary bacterial infections in these lesions. This study evaluated contaminating bacterial flora and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns in cases of previously untreated Buruli ulcer disease from three states in Southern Nigeria. METHODS A prospective analysis was conducted between January and June of 2015 using wound swabs from eligible patients with Buruli ulcer disease, confirmed by quantitative-polymerase chain reaction, with active ulcers. Microbiological analyses including isolation of bacteria, species identification of isolates, and drug susceptibility tests were performed. RESULTS Of 51 patients, 27 (52.9%) were female. One or more bacterial species of clinical importance was isolated from each patient. A total of 17 different microbial species were isolated; 76.4% were Gram-negative and 23.6% were Gram-positive isolates. The most common bacterial species detected was Staphylococcus aureus (24%), followed by Aeromonas hydrophila (13%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (11%). Drug susceptibility tests showed a particularly high frequency of resistance to commonly used antimicrobials in Nigeria for Staphylococcus aureus. CONCLUSIONS Super bacterial infections occur in Buruli ulcer lesions in Nigeria, and these infections are associated with high rates of resistance to commonly used antibiotics in the country