About the Authors

Mercy M. Ackumey

Mercy.Ackumey@unibas.ch

Affiliations School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Cynthia Kwakye-Maclean

Affiliation Ga-West Municipal Health Administration, Amasaman, Ghana

Edwin O. Ampadu

Affiliation National Buruli Ulcer Control Programme, Accra, Ghana

Don de Savigny

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Mitchell G. Weiss

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: MMA DDS MGW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MMA DDS MGW. Wrote the paper: MMA MGW. Conceived and designed the study: MMA MGW. COnducted the study: MMA CKM EOA. Analyzed data for the manuscript: MMA DDS MGW. Critically reviewed and edited the manuscript: MMA CKM EOA DDS MGW. Read and approved the final paper: MMA CKM EOA DDS MGW.