Table 7.

Comparison of association between functional limitation and occurrence of anxiety in BUD patients (active and past infection)

	Active infection, n = 25 (%)				Past infection, n = 29 (%)
Limitation	Normal	Mild anxiety	Moderate/severe anxiety	P value	Normal	Mild anxiety	Moderate/severe anxiety	P value
Limitation in food preparation and eating
Yes	10 (40)	6 (24)	4 (16)	0.34	7 (24)	2 (7)	1 (3)	0.46
No	4 (16)	0 (0)	1 (4)		16 (55)	1 (3)	2 (7)
Limitation in clothing and personal care
Yes	4 (16)	3 (12)	3 (12)	0.40	1 (3.45)	1 (3.45)	1 (3.45)	0.12
No	10 (40)	3 (12)	2 (8)		22 (75.86)	1 (3.45)	1 (3.45)
Working limitation
Yes	11 (44)	3 (12)	5 (20)	0.15	6 (21)	2 (7)	1 (3)	0.36
No	3 (12)	3 (12)	0 (0)		17 (59)	1 (3)	2 (7)
Limitation in mobility
Yes	12 (48)	6 (24)	5 (20)	0.43	2 (7)	0 (0)	2 (7)	0.018*
No	2 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)		21 (72)	3 (10)	1 (3)

HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, BUD Buruli ulcer disease

*P value < 0.05; HADS scores of 0–7 = normal or anxiety present, 8–10 = mild anxiety, 11–21 = moderate/ severe anxiety