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dc.titleProductivity Loss Related to Neglected Tropical Diseases Eligible for Preventive Chemotherapy: A Systematic Literature Review
dc.contributor.authorLenk E.J.
dc.contributor.authorRedekop W.K.
dc.contributor.authorLuyendijk M.
dc.contributor.authorRijnsburger A.J.
dc.contributor.authorSeverens J.L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-08T08:45:03Z
dc.date.available2019-11-08T08:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationLenk E.J., Redekop W.K., Luyendijk M., Rijnsburger A.J., Severens J.L. (2016). Productivity Loss Related to Neglected Tropical Diseases Eligible for Preventive Chemotherapy: A Systematic Literature Review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10 (2) : e0004397. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004397
dc.identifier.issn19352727
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161921
dc.description.abstractBackground: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) not only cause health and life expectancy loss, but can also lead to economic consequences including reduced ability to work. This article describes a systematic literature review of the effect on the economic productivity of individuals affected by one of the five worldwide most prevalent NTDs: lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths (ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm infection) and trachoma. These diseases are eligible to preventive chemotherapy (PCT). Methodology/Principal Findings: Eleven bibliographic databases were searched using different names of all NTDs and various keywords relating to productivity. Additional references were identified through reference lists from relevant papers. Of the 5316 unique publications found in the database searches, thirteen papers were identified for lymphatic filariasis, ten for onchocerciasis, eleven for schistosomiasis, six for soil-transmitted helminths and three for trachoma. Besides the scarcity in publications reporting the degree of productivity loss, this review revealed large variation in the estimated productivity loss related to these NTDs. Conclusions: It is clear that productivity is affected by NTDs, although the actual impact depends on the type and severity of the NTD as well as on the context where the disease occurs. The largest impact on productivity loss of individuals affected by one of these diseases seems to be due to blindness from onchocerciasis and severe schistosomiasis manifestations; productivity loss due to trachoma-related blindness has never been studied directly. However, productivity loss at an individual level might differ from productivity loss at a population level because of differences in the prevalence of NTDs. Variation in estimated productivity loss between and within diseases is caused by differences in research methods and setting. Publications should provide enough information to enable readers to assess the quality and relevance of the study for their purposes. ? 2016 Lenk et al.
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceUnpaywall 20191101
dc.subjectbibliographic database
dc.subjectcancer chemotherapy
dc.subjecteconomic aspect
dc.subjecthelminth
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinformation processing
dc.subjectlymphatic filariasis
dc.subjectneglected disease
dc.subjectonchocerciasis
dc.subjectproductivity loss
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjectReview
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectschistosomiasis
dc.subjectsystematic review (topic)
dc.subjecttrachoma
dc.subjectanimal
dc.subjectchemoprophylaxis
dc.subjecteconomics
dc.subjectNeglected Diseases
dc.subjecttropical medicine
dc.subjectwork
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectChemoprevention
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNeglected Diseases
dc.subjectTropical Medicine
dc.subjectWork
dc.typeReview
dc.contributor.departmentSAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.description.doi10.1371/journal.pntd.0004397
dc.description.sourcetitlePLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
dc.description.volume10
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.pagee0004397
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