Table 6 Perceived importance of health risks and potential resources for preventive and curative medical care
Respondents | Perception of health risks and diseases that are important | Perceived potential resources reported for health risk prevention and curative medical care |
|---|---|---|
Camp Committee | Malaria, Cholera epidemic in 2020 in the mining site. | Individual resources, actions of few NGOs, No health intervention from the office of Health Zone. |
Drug sellers | Gonorrhea, HIV/AIDS. | Individual resources, No health interventions by NGOs, No health interventions from the office of Health Zone. |
Diggers called « Demushimba » | Tiredness, Washaa Gonorrhoea, Reference to Cholera Epidemic. | Use of medicinal plants in case of scarcity of medicines. Some “PDGs” and “supporters” take in charge the health care of diggers and others do not. Savings or commercial revenues in the family of the digger. Collective contributions by diggers, before finding the mineral, the care can be supported by “PDG and supporters” and after obtaining the mineral, the care is provided by the diggers themselves. |
« PDG » | Malaria, Cold, Diarrhea. | Individual resources |
Mining agents | Reference to Cholera Epidemic in 2020 | Individual resources |
Sexe professionnals | Washa, Blennorrhagia Diarrhea Malaria Chamuyangub Lubenjic | Individual resources, Distribution of condoms by an NGO through the Head mother d |
Economic actors | Typhoid fever Gonorrhoea Malaria | Individual Resources |