Approaches used for assessment of the burden of advanced schistosomiasis japonica: a comparative study
10.16250/j.32.1374.2019079
- VernacularTitle:晚期血吸虫病疾病负担评价方法的比较研究
- Author:
Yi-Ting LI
1
;
Xin-Ting CAI
2
;
Jin-Hua ZHU
2
;
Le-Ping SUN
3
;
Hai-Yong HUA
3
;
Li-Guang TIAN
1
;
Ting FENG
1
;
Shi-Zhu LI
1
;
Guang-Hui REN
2
;
Tie-Wu JIA
1
Author Information
1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission, Shanghai 200025, China
2. Hunan Institution of Schistosomiasis control, China
3. Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Advanced schistosomiasis japonica;
Disease burden;
Years lived with disability;
Quality of life;
Assessment approach
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2019;31(3):280-284
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To compare the approaches used for the assessment of disability adjust life years (DALYs) for advanced schistosomiasis japonica, so as to provide scientific evidence for accurate assessment of the burden of advanced schistosomiasis japonica. Methods The patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica receiving treatment and assistance programs in Hunan Province in 2017 were enrolled, and the years lived with disability (YLD) for the patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica was calculated using the common global burden of disease (GBD) estimation method, the modified GBD method with addition of common syndromes of advanced schistosomiasis japonica, and the quality of life assessment method. Results The YLDs of patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica, the mean YLDs per capita, and the percentages of YLD were 673.94, 728.77 person-years and 1 761.99 person-years; 0.181, 0.196 person-years and 0.474 person-years; and 10.61, 11.48 person-years per 100 thousand persons and 27.75 person-years per 100 thousand persons with the common GBD method, modified GBD method and the quality of life method, respectively. The YLDs of the patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica in Hunan Province estimated with the modified GBD method and the quality of life method were 8.14% and 2.61 times higher than that with the common GBD method. Of the major symptoms included in the calculation, the 5 symptoms with the greatest contribution to the burden of advanced schistosomiasis japonica included ascites, moderate anemia, severe anemia, diarrhea and hematochezia. Conclusion The quality of life method may more comprehensively assess the YLDs in patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica than the common and modified GBD methods.
