Adaptation of WHO’s generic tuberculosis patient cost instrument for a longitudinal study in Africa

Adaptation of WHO’s generic tuberculosis patient cost instrument for a longitudinal study in Africa

The WHO developed a generic ‘TB patient cost survey’ tool and a standardized approach to assess the direct and indirect costs of TB incurred by patients and their households, estimate the proportion of patients experiencing catastrophic costs, and measure the impact of interventions to reduce patien...

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Main Authors: Denise Evans, Craig van Rensburg, Caroline Govathson, Olena Ivanova, Friedrich Rieß, Andrew Siroka, Abdou K. Sillah, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Ilesh Jani, Farzana Sathar, Sydney Rosen, Ian Sanne, Andrea Rachow, Knut Lönnroth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
catastrophic total costs
income
pre-treatment
out-of-pocket
tb sequelae
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1865625

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