Schistosomiasis Control Strategies in Northern Cameroon: A Study Based on Household Survey Data from the Extreme North Provinces. Small Applied Research Paper No. 16

摘要

This report builds upon work on schistosomiasis control conducted by Tulane University in northern Cameroon, including a pilot project undertaken with the Cameroonian Ministry of Public Health in 1990. The study analyzes data collected from this same pilot project and from a 1993 household survey, supported by HFS, regarding knowledge of the disease, sources of water supply, water contact behavior, and willingness and ability to pay for various control interventions. The costs of diagnosis and treatment of schistosomiasis are explored, as well as the costs of snail control and health education programs. A household's willingness to pay for control programs depends on the subjective evaluation of costs associated with the infection, the prevalence rate, and the risk of contracting the disease.