Characteristics

Frequency

N = 300

Percentage

Knowledge of BU (Nodule, Plaque, etc.)

Yes

286

95.3

Local Names

Aboagbonyo/OdontiHela (Ga)

200

70.0

Detsifudor (Ewe)

60

21.0

Asawa Kuro/Kisi Kuro (Akan)

26

9.0

Sources of Information

People in the community

172

60.1

Seen some myself/Victim

74

25.8

Media

18

6.3

Hospital

13

4.6

Rumour

9

3.2

Reasons for the names

Because of the Odonti/Asawa (Cotton) in it

151

52.8

It’s a bad disease

47

16.4

That is how our people call it

46

16.1

I don’t know

27

9.4

It doesn’t heal quick

15

5.3