{"id":{"repo_id":"unt","oai_identifier":"info:ark/67531/metadc3981"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/unt/info:ark/67531/metadc3981","repository":{"repo_id":"unt","name":"University of North Texas","base_url":"https://digital.library.unt.edu/oai/"},"display":{"title":"Estimating Buruli Ulcer Prevalence in Southwestern Ghana","abstract":"Mycobacterium ulcerans is sweeping across sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known about the mode of transmission and its natural reservoirs. Since the only effective treatment is excision of the infection and surrounding tissue, early diagnosis and treatment is the only way to reduce the havoc associated with Buruli ulcer. Using data from a national case search survey conducted in Ghana during 2000 and suspected risk factors this study tests the hypothesized factors and probes the challenges of developing a spatial epidemiological regression model to explain Buruli ulcer prevalence in the southwestern region of Ghana representing 42 districts. Results suggest that prevalence is directly related to the degree of land cover classified as soil, elevation differential, and percent rural population of the area.","abstract_html":"Mycobacterium ulcerans is sweeping across sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known about the mode of transmission and its natural reservoirs. Since the only effective treatment is excision of the infection and surrounding tissue, early diagnosis and treatment is the only way to reduce the havoc associated with Buruli ulcer. Using data from a national case search survey conducted in Ghana during 2000 and suspected risk factors this study tests the hypothesized factors and probes the challenges of developing a spatial epidemiological regression model to explain Buruli ulcer prevalence in the southwestern region of Ghana representing 42 districts. Results suggest that prevalence is directly related to the degree of land cover classified as soil, elevation differential, and percent rural population of the area.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Denton, Curtis James"],"institution":"University of North Texas","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Oppong, Joseph R.","Dong, Pinliang","Choi, Kyung-Mee"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2007,"date_issued":"2007-08","date_published":"2007-08","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:35:09Z","subjects":["public health","medical geography","epidemiology","Buruli ulcer","Ghana","Mycobacterial diseases -- Ghana."],"languages":["English"],"rights":["Public","Copyright","Denton, Curtis James","Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved."],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oclc: 191091069","https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3981/","ark: ark:/67531/metadc3981"],"render_values":[{"text":"oclc: 191091069","href":null,"code":true},{"text":"https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3981/","href":"https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3981/","code":true},{"text":"ark: ark:/67531/metadc3981","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://doi.org/10.12794/metadc3981","outbound_label":"DOI","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Oppong, Joseph R.","Dong, Pinliang","Choi, Kyung-Mee"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Denton, Curtis James"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2007-08"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["University of North Texas"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis or Dissertation"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["public health","medical geography","epidemiology","Buruli ulcer","Ghana","Mycobacterial diseases -- Ghana."]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Public","Copyright","Denton, Curtis James","Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oclc: 191091069","doi: 10.12794/metadc3981","https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3981/","ark: ark:/67531/metadc3981"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Mycobacterium ulcerans is sweeping across sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known about the mode of transmission and its natural reservoirs. Since the only effective treatment is excision of the infection and surrounding tissue, early diagnosis and treatment is the only way to reduce the havoc associated with Buruli ulcer. Using data from a national case search survey conducted in Ghana during 2000 and suspected risk factors this study tests the hypothesized factors and probes the challenges of developing a spatial epidemiological regression model to explain Buruli ulcer prevalence in the southwestern region of Ghana representing 42 districts. Results suggest that prevalence is directly related to the degree of land cover classified as soil, elevation differential, and percent rural population of the area."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["Text"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Estimating Buruli Ulcer Prevalence in Southwestern Ghana"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Oppong, Joseph R.","Dong, Pinliang","Choi, Kyung-Mee"],"dc:creator":["Denton, Curtis James"],"dc:date":["2007-08"],"dc:description":["Mycobacterium ulcerans is sweeping across sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known about the mode of transmission and its natural reservoirs. Since the only effective treatment is excision of the infection and surrounding tissue, early diagnosis and treatment is the only way to reduce the havoc associated with Buruli ulcer. Using data from a national case search survey conducted in Ghana during 2000 and suspected risk factors this study tests the hypothesized factors and probes the challenges of developing a spatial epidemiological regression model to explain Buruli ulcer prevalence in the southwestern region of Ghana representing 42 districts. Results suggest that prevalence is directly related to the degree of land cover classified as soil, elevation differential, and percent rural population of the area."],"dc:format":["Text"],"dc:identifier":["oclc: 191091069","doi: 10.12794/metadc3981","https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3981/","ark: ark:/67531/metadc3981"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:publisher":["University of North Texas"],"dc:rights":["Public","Copyright","Denton, Curtis James","Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved."],"dc:subject":["public health","medical geography","epidemiology","Buruli ulcer","Ghana","Mycobacterial diseases -- Ghana."],"dc:title":["Estimating Buruli Ulcer Prevalence in Southwestern Ghana"],"dc:type":["Thesis or Dissertation"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:35:09Z"}