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The Household Burden of Sleeping Sickness: Out-of-Pocket Costs for Diagnosis and Treatment

2026-05-15

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<h4>Purpose</h4> This study estimated out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses associated Human African Trypanoso-miasis (HAT) care, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and explored how they influenced care-seeking behavior and participation in HAT control, aiming to inform effective and financially accessible elimination strategies. <h4>Methods</h4> A sequential mixed-methods study was conducted using 16 semi-str...

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0383eb91-98d8-545e-ac17-3a37b9a023d6
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10.64898/2026.05.05.26352145
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