Pretreatment Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Presumptive Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients, India, 2016-2017.

ABSTRACT: In India, under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, the government provides free treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; however, many patients seek care elsewhere, which is costly. To determine those out-of-pocket expenses, we interviewed 40 presumptive patients and found that they spent more than their median annual income before registering for the government program.

SUBMITTER: Rathi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7181943 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature