Illness often poses a significant financial burden on individuals and their households, and
tuberculosis (TB) is no exception. Although TB treatment is free in Nigeria, patients are likely …

Background Although tuberculosis (TB) care is free in Tanzania, TB-associated costs may
compromise access to services and treatment adherence resulting in poor outcomes and …

Background Despite free tuberculosis (TB) care in Pakistan, patients still have to bear high
costs, which push them into poverty. This study estimated the pre-and post-diagnosis costs …

Objective Poverty is both a cause and consequence of tuberculosis. The objective of this
study is to quantify patient/household costs for an episode of tuberculosis (TB), its …

Objective To determine the time spent and income lost by patients and their households for
seeking tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in Bauchi State-Nigeria. Method A cross …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the costs and catastrophic costs incurred by drug-susceptible
(DS) pulmonary TB patients in The Gambia. METHODS: This observational study collected …

Social protection against the cost of illness is a central policy objective of Universal Health
Coverage and the post-2015 Global strategy for Tuberculosis (TB). Understanding the …

OBJECTIVES: To summarise the state of knowledge on the economic impact and
consequences of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment for patients/households in …

OBJECTIVE: Previous economic analyses of tuberculosis control interventions have focused
on the provider perspective. To assess the overall economic impact of the disease and the …

BACKGROUND: To access tuberculosis (TB) services, patients have to bear the costs of out-
of-pocket expenditures or direct costs for transport, drugs and other services that are not …