Estimating the economic and social consequences for patients diagnosed with human African trypanosomiasis in Muchinga, Lusaka and Eastern Provinces of Zambia (2004–2014)

Estimating the economic and social consequences for patients diagnosed with human African trypanosomiasis in Muchinga, Lusaka and Eastern Provinces of Zambia (2004–2014)

Abstract Background Acute human African trypanosomiasis (rHAT) caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is associated with high mortality and is fatal if left untreated. Only a few studies have examined the psychological, social and economic impacts of rHAT. In this study, mixed qualitative and quan...

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Main Authors: Allan Mayaba Mwiinde, Martin Simuunza, Boniface Namangala, Chitalu Miriam Chama-Chiliba, Noreen Machila, Neil Anderson, Alexandra Shaw, Susan C. Welburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Human African trypanosomiasis
Hat
Sleeping sickness
T. B. Rhodesiense
Social and economic burden
DALYs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0363-6

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