The costs and a cost-benefit analysis of an S. mansoni control programme on an irrigated sugar estate in northern Tanzania.

摘要: Abstract On a sugar estate in northern Tanzania, an integrated control programme against Schistosoma mansoni was carried out during the three years 1968-70 inclusive. The costs of that are defined, future snail same area estimated, and attempt is made to evaluate cost—benefit ratio schistosomiasis estate. total expenditure on US $23 538, which $17 371 spent molluscicides $5 135 labour. This represents annual approximately $1.31 per resident. In mass diagnosis treatment campaign main items $37 043 were labour (US $13 724), drugs $4 218), hospital charges $8 262), lost working days 760). It estimated recurrent necessary keep S. at low level would be $7 714 $1 832 detecting treating new cases; however, institution reduce need for chemotherapy result savings 448. addition, it from productivity study about $14 000 year could if infected workers raised by 5%. goodwill resulted protection wives children further benefit. When all factors taken into account, appears feasible economic proposition.