Economic and social consequences of human african trypanosomiasis in Muchinga, Lusaka and Eastern provinces of Zambia
type: CreativeWork
description: Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) causes severe economic production losses in humans due to loss of man power and death. In Zambia most of the studies that have been done have focused on analysing the parasite while none have been conducted to establish the economic consequences of the burden of the disease on the affected populations. This study therefore aimed at determining the economic and social consequences of HAT in Lusaka, Muchinga and Eastern provinces of Zambia. This was achieved by a cross sectional survey, using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Specifically, the economic and social consequences were measured at the household level using structured interviews and focus group discussions. In addition, mapping was done to determine the spatial distribution of HAT in the study areas. In order to assess the adequacy of the health delivery system in the management of HAT at the district level in the affected areas, structured questionnaires were administered to the medical officers and government officials (District Health Management Officers). All qualitative data were analysed using inductive approaches with two independent researchers working together to review the transcripts, develop the coding structure and extract the overarching themes and sub-themes emerging from the focus group discussions. From the quantitative data collected, descriptive statistics were generated for the variables under study. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine associations between continuous variables. The burden of HAT on the study population was estimated using the Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). This was calculated as Years of Life Lost (YLL) +Years of Life Lived with Disability (I×DW×L)]. Results from the study indicated that once a patient contracts HAT, an average of 4.9 months‘ worth of productive time would be lost due to the illness. In economic terms, this loss in productivity translated to a total of K1, 914.68 income…
abstract: Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) causes severe economic production losses in humans due to loss of man power and death. In Zambia most of the studies that have been done have focused on analysing the parasite while none have been conducted to establish the economic consequences of the burden of the disease on the affected populations. This study therefore aimed at determining the economic and social consequences of HAT in Lusaka, Muchinga and Eastern provinces of Zambia. This was achieved by a cross sectional survey, using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Specifically, the economic and social consequences were measured at the household level using structured interviews and focus group discussions. In addition, mapping was done to determine the spatial distribution of HAT in the study areas. In order to assess the adequacy of the health delivery system in the management of HAT at the district level in the affected areas, structured questionnaires were administered to the medical officers and government officials (District Health Management Officers). All qualitative data were analysed using inductive approaches with two independent researchers working together to review the transcripts, develop the coding structure and extract the overarching themes and sub-themes emerging from the focus group discussions. From the quantitative data collected, descriptive statistics were generated for the variables under study. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine associations between continuous variables. The burden of HAT on the study population was estimated using the Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). This was calculated as Years of Life Lost (YLL) +Years of Life Lived with Disability (I×DW×L)]. Results from the study indicated that once a patient contracts HAT, an average of 4.9 months‘ worth of productive time would be lost due to the illness. In economic terms, this loss in productivity translated to a total of K1, 914.68 income…
author: Mwiinde, Allan Mayaba
language: en
keywords: Parasitic Diseases--prevention & control., Zoonoses
date published: 2016
date modified: 2026-07-27T22:06:55Z
provider: University of Zimbabwe
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Zambia