Buruli Ulcer: Treatment Challenges at Three Centres in Ghana

Table 4

Socioeconomic strength of patients in terms of age and gender.

Age	Frequency of patients		Total
	Male	Female
0–14	177	101	278
15–29	45	16	61
30–44	31	35	66
45–59	27	13	40
60–75+	18	26	44
Total	298	191	489

0–14: children; 15–59: working force; 60–75: the aged.
Category I: children, majority of who are pupils.
Category II: working force.
Category III: the aged.