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Socio Economic study of meningitis epidemic

Socio Economic study of meningitis epidemic. Anaïs Colombini, AMP GEO meningitis meeting 26-27 September, 2007. Context. Strategy for the Men A Conjugate vaccine Introduction Starting by mass preventive campaign in the hyper-endemic countries

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Socio Economic study of meningitis epidemic

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  1. Socio Economic study of meningitis epidemic Anaïs Colombini, AMP GEO meningitis meeting 26-27 September, 2007

  2. Context • Strategy for the Men A Conjugate vaccine Introduction • Starting by mass preventive campaign in the hyper-endemic countries • Followed by introduction inRoutine immunization program • Study purpose • Provide evidence that meningitis causes poverty • Contribute to advocacy for resource mobilization • Contribute to improve communication on meningitis with population • Contribute to decrease meningitis morbidity / mortality

  3. Sponsor • Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) • Steering Committee • WHO HQ, WHO Afro, WHO IST West Africa • Study implementation • AMP

  4. General objective Evaluate the socio-economic impact of epidemic meningitis in Burkina Faso and Niger

  5. Study design (1) • A multidisciplinary approach • Economic and Socio-anthropological • Several components • Meningitis care • Meningitis sequelae care • Surveillance and response • Including immunization campaigns • Health care organization and performance • Local economy and household • Meningitis knowledge and perception

  6. Expected results • Costing and financing • of meningitis health care • of meningitis sequelae health care • of surveillance and response • of meningitis immunization campaign • Impact of epidemic meningitis • on health care organization and performance • on household incomes • on local economy • Meningitis knowledge and perception • Including care process

  7. Study design (2) • Cost for whom ? • Country • Partners • Communities • Families • Knowledge and perception by whom ? • Family members of meningitis case • Gender and age categories • Community leaders • Health care professionals • Traditional practitioners

  8. Data collection: site (1) • Central level • Ministry of Health (8 directions / services) • Partners (9) • Reference laboratories (2) • Intermediate level • Direction Regionale Sanitaire (2) • District Sanitaire (2) • Operational level • Health care centers (10) • Hospitals (2) • Laboratories (2)

  9. Data collection: site (2) • Meningitis cases and their family (60) • Rural / urban households • Health care center / hospital • Health care professionals (apx 30) • Community (apx 30) • Community leaders: religious, administrative, traditional, associative • Women / men • Young

  10. Data collection (3) • Type of data collected • Quantitative • Budgetary: prices, expenses • Material used: quantities • Epidemiological • Qualitative • Organizational • Anthropological • Data collection methods • Analysis of data support (epidemiological, budget, stocks, …) • Interviews • Observations, Focus Group

  11. Progress report & next steps • Progress report • Data analysis and writing of preliminary report on progress • Next steps • Presentations preliminary results and discussions with national counterparts and steering committee • Writing of final report • Results diffusion (end 2007)

  12. Thanks for your attention !

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