Table 1: Distribution of Buruli ulcer cases by study sites, gender and age group of patients (yrs).
|
Variable (number of suspected BUD cases) |
Number (%) confirmed positive by nested PCR |
Number (%) confirmed negative by nested PCR |
p-value |
|
Study site |
|
|
0.568 |
|
Ga West Hospital (n = 52) |
46 (88.5%) |
6 (11.5%) |
|
|
Nkawie-Toase Hospital (n = 21) |
19 (90.5%) |
2 (9.5%) |
|
|
Obom Health Centre (n = 17) |
16 (94.1%) |
1 (5.9%) |
|
|
Paakro Health Centre (n = 31) |
25 (80.6%) |
6 (19.4%) |
|
|
Tepa Govt Hospital (n = 20) |
16 (80.0%) |
4 (20.0%) |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
0.201 |
|
Male (n = 93) |
83 (89.2%) |
10 (10.8%) |
|
|
Female (n = 48) |
39 (81.3%) |
9 (18.7%) |
|
|
Age group (yrs.) |
|
|
0.0002 |
|
0-19 (n = 52) |
49 (94.2%) |
3 (5.8%) |
|
|
20-39 (n = 31) |
27 (87.1%) |
4 (12.9%) |
|
|
40-59 (n = 43) |
37 (86.0%) |
6 (13.0%) |
|
|
60-79 (n = 10) |
8 (80.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
|
|
80 + (n = 5) |
1 (20.0%) |
4 (80.0%) |
|
p-values determined by Chi square at 95% confidence interval.