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Table 2 Who referred patients to the clinic?

From: Enhancing Buruli ulcer control in Ghana through social interventions: a case study from the Obom sub-district

Variables

January–June 2010 (Before intervention) N = 17 (%)

July–December 2010 (Partial intervention) N= 40 (%)

January–June 2011 (Full intervention) N= 79 (%)

Community outreach

2 (11.8)

28 (70.0)

30 (38.0)

Community volunteers

4 (23.5)

4 (10.0)

25 (31.6)

Former patient

0

1 (2.5)

7 (8.9)

School teacher

1 (5.9)

1 (2.5)

1 (1.3)

Self/relative

10 (58.8)

5 (12.5)

14 (17.7)

Traditional healer

0

1 (2.5)

2 (2.5)