Association of Tuberculosis With Household Catastrophic Expenditure in South India.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The high household costs associated with tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment can create barriers to access and adherence, highlighting the urgency of achieving the World Health Organization's End TB Strategy target that no TB-affected households should face catastrophic costs by 2020.

Objective

To estimate the occurrence of catastrophic costs associated with TB diagnosis and treatment and to identify socioeconomic indicators associated with catastrophic costs in a setting where TB control strategies have been implemented effectively.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, 455 patients with TB in the Chennai metropolitan area of South India who were treated under the TB control program between February 2017 and March 2018 were

SUBMITTER: Muniyandi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11845097 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature