Is It Time to Reassess the Categorization of Disease Burdens in Low-Income Countries

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ID11035994
AuthorsPhilip Setel (0000-0002-9042-5699, Newcastle University), Philip W Setel (At the time of writing, Philip W. Setel, Lance Saker, Nigel C. Unwin, and David R. Whiting were with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Philip W. Setel and David R. Whiting are also with the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as is Yusuf Hemed. Henry Kitange is with the Morogoro Regional Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.), Lance Saker (At the time of writing, Philip W. Setel, Lance Saker, Nigel C. Unwin, and David R. Whiting were with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Philip W. Setel and David R. Whiting are also with the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as is Yusuf Hemed. Henry Kitange is with the Morogoro Regional Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.), Nigel Unwin (0000-0002-1368-1648, Newcastle University), Nigel C Unwin (At the time of writing, Philip W. Setel, Lance Saker, Nigel C. Unwin, and David R. Whiting were with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Philip W. Setel and David R. Whiting are also with the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as is Yusuf Hemed. Henry Kitange is with the Morogoro Regional Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.), Yusuf Hemed (At the time of writing, Philip W. Setel, Lance Saker, Nigel C. Unwin, and David R. Whiting were with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Philip W. Setel and David R. Whiting are also with the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as is Yusuf Hemed. Henry Kitange is with the Morogoro Regional Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.), David R Whiting (At the time of writing, Philip W. Setel, Lance Saker, Nigel C. Unwin, and David R. Whiting were with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Philip W. Setel and David R. Whiting are also with the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as is Yusuf Hemed. Henry Kitange is with the Morogoro Regional Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.), David Whiting (0000-0001-9827-2896, Newcastle University), Henry Kitange (At the time of writing, Philip W. Setel, Lance Saker, Nigel C. Unwin, and David R. Whiting were with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Philip W. Setel and David R. Whiting are also with the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as is Yusuf Hemed. Henry Kitange is with the Morogoro Regional Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.)
Year2004
Volume94
Issue3
Pages384-388
Publication date2004-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.94.3.384
PMID14998800
OpenAlexW2133211808
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited1

The classification of disease burdens is an important topic that receives little attention or debate. One common classification scheme, the broad cause grouping, is based on etiology and health transition theory and is mainly concerned with distinguishing communicable from noncommunicable diseases. This may be of limited utility to policymakers and planners. We propose a broad care needs framework to complement the broad cause grouping. This alternative scheme may be of equal or greater value to planners. We apply these schemes to disability-adjusted life year estimates for 2000 and to mortality data from Tanzania. The results suggest that a broad care needs approach could shift the priorities of health planners and policymakers and deserves further evaluation

Categorization · Disease · Economics · Environmental health · Socioeconomics · Tanzania · Computer Science · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health disparities and outcomes · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Gerontology

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