Risk factors for Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana: A matched case-control study in four selected endemic districts of Eastern and Oti Regions

• Mawuli Gohoho ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mawuli Gohoho, John Owusu Gyapong

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mawuli.gohoho@ghs.gov.gh

  Affiliations Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana, Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Accra, Ghana, Jasikan Municipal Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Jasikan, Oti Region, Ghana

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4357-3509

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• Samuel Adolf Bosoka,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana, Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Accra, Ghana, Disease Surveillance Unit, Volta Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana

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• George Sarpong Agyemang,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana, Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Accra, Ghana, Ahafo Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Hwidiem, Ahafo Region, Ghana

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• Sorengmen Amos Ziema,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana, Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Accra, Ghana, Department of Health Information and Records Management, Ho Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana

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• James Alorwu,

  Roles Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana, Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Accra, Ghana, Tumu Municipal Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Tumu, Upper West Region, Ghana

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• Hudatu Ahmed,

  Roles Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana

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• Christian Atsu Gohoho,

  Roles Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana, Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme Unit, Volta Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana

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• Isaac Annobil,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Jasikan Municipal Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Jasikan, Oti Region, Ghana

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• Nana Konama Kotey,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Buruli Ulcer Control Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

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• John Owusu Gyapong

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mawuli Gohoho, John Owusu Gyapong

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases Research, Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana, African Research Universities Alliance, Legon, Accra, Ghana

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