Marleen Boelaert|Filip Meheus|Anthony Sanchez|Shri Prakash Singh|Veerle Vanlerberghe|Albert Picado|Bruno Meessen|Shyam Sundar
The poorest of the poor: a poverty appraisal of households affected by visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde|Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde|Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde|Banaras Hindu University|Institute of Medical Sciences|Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde|Banaras Hindu University|Institute of Medical Sciences
provide data wealth distribution visceral leishmaniasis vlaffected communities compared general population bihar state indiaafter extensive disease risk mapping 16 clusters high vl transmission selected bihar exhaustive census households clusters conducted socioeconomic household characteristics documented questionnaire data general bihar population taken national family health survey india used comparison asset index developed based principal components analysis distribution asset index vl communities compared general population bihar83 households communities high vl attack rates belonged two lowest quintiles bihar wealth distribution socioeconomic indicators showed significantly lower wealth householdsvisceral leishmaniasis clearly affects poorest poor india vulnerable vectorborn disease linked poor housing unhealthy habitats disease leads affected households destitution impact household income wealth support present vl elimination initiative important fight poverty