A Systematic Review of Methodological Variation in Healthcare Provider Perspective Tuberculosis Costing Papers Conducted in Low- and Middle-Income Settings, Using An Intervention-Standardised Unit Cost Typology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need for easily accessible tuberculosis unit cost data, as well as an understanding of the variability of methods used and reporting standards of that data.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review was to descriptively review papers reporting tuberculosis unit costs from a healthcare provider perspective looking at methodological variation; to assess quality using a study quality rating system and machine learning to investigate the indicators of reporting quality; and to identify the data gaps to inform standardised tuberculosis unit cost collection and consistent principles for reporting going forward.

Methods

We searched grey and published literature in five sources and eight databases, respectively, using search terms linked to cost, tuber

SUBMITTER: Cunnama L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437656 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature