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

• Main Authors: Allan Mayaba Mwiinde (Author), Martin Simuunza (Author), Boniface Namangala (Author), Chitalu Miriam Chama-Chiliba (Author), Noreen Machila (Author), Neil Anderson (Author), Alexandra Shaw (Author), Susan C. Welburn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...