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Title: | Financial burden reportedly impact quality of lifeamong lymphatic filariasis pathology patients in Ghana |
Authors: | Asiedu, Samuel Opoku Amewu, Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Kini, Priscilla Aglomasa, Bill Clinton Kwarteng, Alexander et. al |
Keywords: | : Lymphatic Filariasis quality of life Ghana |
Issue Date: | 9-Jun-2020 |
Publisher: | Research Square |
Abstract: | Background
Human lymphatic larial
pathology is the main cause of disability and poverty among people living with
the infection. The second goal of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) is to
manage the morbidity associated with the disease with the purpose of improving the quality of life of the
patients. Consequently, the current study assessed the overall quality of life of lymphatic lariasis
(LF)
pathology patients in some selected endemic communities in rural Ghana.
Method
In the present study, the Lymphatic Filariasis Quality of Life Questionnaires (LFSQQ) was used to
evaluate the effect of lymphatic lariasis
on the quality of life of people with the disease in ten (10)
communities in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region of Ghana where, mass drug
administration is being implemented for the past twenty years.
Results
Of the 155 study participants recruited, 115 (74.19%) were females and 40 (25.81%) males. A greater
proportion of the study participants (40, 25.8%) were presented with stage two (2) lymphedema while
only 2 patients had stage seven (7) lymphedema. The average of the overall quality of life scores of
study participants was 68.24. There was a negative Pearson correlation (r = -0.504, p-value < 0.0001)
between the stage of lymphedema (severity of the disease) and the quality of life of the LF patients. In
addition, a clear pattern of positive correlation (r = 0.71, p-value < 0.001) was observed between the
disease burden and pain/discomfort domains of the study participants. Whereas, the highest domain
specic
score (85.03) was observed in the domain of self-care, we noted that the environmental domain,
which consist of the nancial
status was the lowest (45.94) among the study participants.
Conclusion
Our ndings
support previous works on the reduced quality of life among lymphatic lariasis
patients
with pathology. In this study, our results reveal a depressing nancial
condition among people presenting
with late stages of LF pathologies, which eventually reduces their wellbeing. |
Description: | An article published by Research Square and also available at DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-33807/v1 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12707 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Science
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