The economic burden of households affected by tuberculosis in Brazil: First national survey results, 2019-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the three main targets of the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy (2015-2035) is that no tuberculosis (TB) patients or their households face catastrophic costs (defined as exceeding 20% of the annual household income) because of the disease. Our study seeks to determine, as a baseline, the magnitude and main drivers of the costs associated with TB disease for patients and their households and to monitor the proportion of households experiencing catastrophic costs in Brazil.

Methods

A national cross-sectional cluster-based survey was conducted in Brazil in 2019-2021 following WHO methodology. TB patients of all ages and types of TB were eligible for the survey. Adult TB patients and guardians of minors (<18 years old) were interviewed once about

SUBMITTER: Noia Maciel EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718450 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature