Cost of TB care and equity in distribution of catastrophic TB care costs across income quintiles in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) poses a significant social and economic burden to households of persons with TB (PwTB). Despite free diagnosis and care under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), individuals often experience significant out-of-pocket expenditure and lost productivity, causing financial catastrophe. We estimated the costs incurred by the PwTB during TB care and identified the factors associated with the costs.

Methods

In our cross-sectional study, we used multi-stage sampling to select PwTB notified under the NTEP, whose treatment outcome was declared between May 2022 and February 2023. Total patient costs were measured through direct medical, non-medical and indirect costs. Catastrophic costs were defined as expenditure on TB care > 20% of the annual ho

SUBMITTER: Jeyashree K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature