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- The study aimed to evaluate former Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) patients to identify factors leading to functional limitations and impact on employment or education.
- The research involved a validated questionnaire and interviews, revealing that 57% of participants experienced functional limitations nearly 4 years post-treatment.
- Key risk factors included age, gender, type of lesions, and persistent wounds, which were linked to job loss and school dropout, highlighting the urgent need for rehabilitation programs.
Article Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate former Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) patients to assess the factors associated with functional limitations and subsequent employment or schooling.
Methods: The previously validated Buruli ulcer functional limitation score (BUFLS) questionnaire and interviews about educational and professional consequences incurred by BUD.
Results: Of 638 participants, 362 (57%) had a functional limitation after a median period of almost 4 years after treatment for BUD. A lesion on a joint, older age, female gender, a lesion on a distal part of an extremity and a persistent wound were found to be independent risk factors for stopping work or education. The same risk factors applied to the development of a functional limitation. Both functional limitations and financial difficulties due to BUD disease often led to job loss and school dropout.
Conclusions: Rehabilitation programmes are urgently needed to diminish the suffering from the functional limitations and employment or schooling problems caused by BUD.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01519.x | DOI Listing |
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