Table 2 Parameters used to estimate the economic burden of T. solium in Angónia district, Mozambique
From: Assessment of the societal cost of Taenia solium in Angónia district, Mozambique
Parameter | Mean (95% UIa) | Distribution | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Study zone population | 330,328 | Fixed | [17] |
Active epilepsy (%) | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) | Beta (22, 1701) | [15] |
NCC-associated epilepsy (%) | 51 (43–59) | Uniform (0.427, 0.592) | [15] |
Epilepsy patients consulting a traditional healer (%) | 23 (18–28) | Multinomial (0.227) | [23] |
Epilepsy patients consulting a physician, a nurse or neurologist (%) | 9.1 (6–13.4) | Multinomial (0.091) | [23] |
Epilepsy patients without treatment (%) | 68 (62–74) | Multinomial (0.682) | [23] |
Visits to a traditional healer in case of epilepsy (average times per year) | 5.5 (1.2–9.8) | Uniform (1, 10) | [23] |
Visits to a doctor in case of epilepsy (average times per year) | 4.5 (1.2–7.8) | Uniform (1, 8) | [23] |
Epilepsy patients with prescribed phenobarbital (%) | 44 (33–55) | Beta (36, 46) | [23] |
Epilepsy patients with injury referred to the hospital (%) | 15 (11–20) | Beta (38, 222) | [23] |
Length of stay in a hospital (average days per year) | 11 (1.5–20) | Uniform (1, 21) | [23] |
Loss of working time due to epilepsy (days per year) | 16 (1.7–29) | Uniform (1, 30) | [23] |
Unemployed due to epilepsy (%) | 2.2 (0.9–5.1) | Beta (6, 261) | [23] |
Working days per year | 266 (222–310) | Uniform (220, 312) | Assumption |
% of the population | |||
Economically active | 40 | Fixed | [17] |
Not economically active | 47 | Fixed | [17] |
Unemployed | 14 | Fixed | [17] |
Pig population in the study area | 20,411 | Fixed | Assumption |
Proportion of adult pigs sold per year (%) | 33 | Fixed | Assumption |
Porcine cysticercosis prevalence based on tongue examination (%) | 13 (10–16) | Beta (84, 577) | [20] |