Catastrophic costs of tuberculosis care: a mixed methods study from Puducherry, India
The study setting was free care under national tuberculosis program (NTP), Puducherry district, India
Abstract
The average expenditure incurred by patients in low- and middle-income countries towards diagnosis and treatment of TB ranges from $55 to $8198. This out-of- pocket expenditure leads to impoverishment of households. One of the 3 main targets of the End TB Strategy (2016–2035) is that no TB-affected household suffers catastrophic costs due to TB. The study setting was free care under national tuberculosis program (NTP), Puducherry district, India.
The objectives of the study were among the newly diagnosed and previously treated tuberculosis (TB) patients, to (a) estimate patient costs during diagnosis and intensive phase of treatment, (b) determine the proportion of households experiencing catastrophic costs, and (c) explore coping strategies.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Prasanna T, Jeyashree K, Chinnakali P, Bahurupi Y, Vasudevan K, Das M. Catastrophic costs of tuberculosis care : a mixed methods study from Puducherry , India. Glob. Health Action [Internet]. Taylor & Francis; 2018;11(1):1477493. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1477493
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