Socioeconomic impacts of elimination of onchocerciasis in Abu-Hamed focus, northern Sudan: lessons after elimination

Onchocerciasis is one of the most devastating neglected tropical diseases and it is mostly prevalent in Africa. The disease has important heavy social and economic burdens on the infected populations including low productivity, unemployment, social isolation, and stigma. A cross-sectional study was...

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Published in:	BMC research notes Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 256
Main Authors:	Ahmed, Ayman, Elbashir, Anas, Mohamed, Asgad A, Alim, Asha A, Mubarak, Asia, Abdelrahman, Duaa, Mohammed, Eilaf, Mohamed, Nouh S, Elaagip, Arwa H, Zarroug, Isam M A, Mounkaila, Noma, Tahir, Hanan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 26-05-2020 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Abu-Hamed Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biting Child Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Demography Disease Eradication - economics Disease transmission Economic aspects Elimination Female Humans Male Medical personnel Middle Aged Neglected Diseases - epidemiology Neglected Diseases - prevention & control Neglected Diseases - rehabilitation NTDs Onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis - epidemiology Onchocerciasis - prevention & control Onchocerciasis - rehabilitation Population Research Note Self employment Social aspects Social interactions Sociodemographics Socioeconomic Socioeconomic Factors Studies Sudan Surveillance Surveys and Questionnaires Sudan United States Abu-Hamed Socioeconomic NTDs Onchocerciasis Elimination Sudan
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Summary:	Onchocerciasis is one of the most devastating neglected tropical diseases and it is mostly prevalent in Africa. The disease has important heavy social and economic burdens on the infected populations including low productivity, unemployment, social isolation, and stigma. A cross-sectional study was implemented using a well-established questionnaire to investigate the socio-economic impacts of Onchocerciasis elimination in Abu-Hamed, River Nile State, Sudan in 2015; 512 participants in ten affected communities were interviewed. Our findings revealed that these communities are recovering from the social and economic burden of the diseases. Ninety percent of the research participants reported general satisfaction about elimination of the disease in their community, 48.3% of them attended secondary school or university. Only 0.6% reported unemployment. Also, 25.3% and 24.7% of the participants were workers and farmers respectively. Except about the vector biting and nuisance, the majority of the respondents (90%) had no complain related to the disease after the elimination. Also, 90.5% of the participants reported either stable or increase in their work performance during the last 12 months. About 93.8% of the respondents were engaged in normal daily life activities and involved in happy events like marriage and giving birth during the last 12 months.
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ISSN:	1756-0500 1756-0500
DOI:	10.1186/s13104-020-05101-6