Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana

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Authors

Yaw Ampem Amoako · Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Nancy Ackam · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

John‐Paul Omuojine · Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Michael Ntiamoah Oppong · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Abena Gyawu Owusu-Ansah · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Harriet Boateng · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Abstract

BUD is associated with significant mental health distress and reduced quality of life in affected persons and their caregivers in Ghana. There is a need for integration of psychosocial interventions in the management of the disease.

Topics & Keywords

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Infectious Diseases and Mycology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 109-109

DOI: 10.1186/s40249-021-00891-8

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