SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BRUCELLOSIS IN POST CONFLICT NORTHERN UGANDA
Harriet Nabirye-Muloki
, Joseph Erume
, George William Nasinyama
, David Okello Owiny
, Duncan Ongeng
, Jesca Nakavuma
and Joseph Kungu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University, P. O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda.
- Uganda Martyrs University, Lubaga Campus, P.O. Box 5498, Kampala Uganda.
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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease with significant social and economic impacts.
Aim: This study aimed at investigating the social and economic impacts of human and bovine brucellosis in post-conflict northern Uganda.
Method: A total of 46 households where individuals who previously tested positive for brucellosis using indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (iELISA) live. Each of these households kept a minimum of one adult cow (> 3 years) that had at least calved once. Both primary and secondary data was used. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Data on social effects of brucellosis was analyzed with SPSS (Version 16) using descriptive statistics. The burden of brucellosis on the health of people in northern Uganda was determined by calculating Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). The economic significance of brucellosis was calculated using primary and secondary data, in a mathematical model.
Harriet Nabirye-Muloki , Joseph Erume, George William Nasinyama, David Okello Owiny, Duncan Ongeng, Jesca Nakavuma and Joseph Kungu (2025); SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BRUCELLOSIS IN POST CONFLICT NORTHERN UGANDA, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 13 (08), 1000-1009, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/21591
Gulu University, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda
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