Financial burden for tuberculosis patients in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
T Tanimura, E Jaramillo, D Weil… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In order to inform the development of appropriate strategies to improve financial risk
protection, we conducted a systematic literature review of the financial burden of …
protection, we conducted a systematic literature review of the financial burden of …
Costs to health services and the patient of treating tuberculosis: a systematic literature review
YV Laurence, UK Griffiths, A Vassall - Pharmacoeconomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Novel tuberculosis (TB) drugs and the need to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis
(DR-TB) are likely to bring about substantial transformations in TB treatment in coming …
(DR-TB) are likely to bring about substantial transformations in TB treatment in coming …
Defining catastrophic costs and comparing their importance for adverse tuberculosis outcome with multi-drug resistance: a prospective cohort study, Peru
T Wingfield, D Boccia, M Tovar, A Gavino… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Even when tuberculosis (TB) treatment is free, hidden costs incurred by patients
and their households (TB-affected households) may worsen poverty and health. Extreme TB …
and their households (TB-affected households) may worsen poverty and health. Extreme TB …
[HTML][HTML] The economic burden of TB diagnosis and treatment in South Africa
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 …
Coverage and the post-2015 Global strategy for Tuberculosis (TB). Understanding the …
[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis patient cost surveys: a handbook
World Health Organization - 2017 - apps.who.int
Tuberculosis (TB) is mainly a disease of poor and marginalized people and communities. An
already precarious socioeconomic situation can worsen considerably when an individual or …
already precarious socioeconomic situation can worsen considerably when an individual or …
[HTML][HTML] A randomized controlled study of socioeconomic support to enhance tuberculosis prevention and treatment, Peru
T Wingfield, MA Tovar, D Huff, D Boccia… - Bulletin of the World …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To evaluate the impact of socioeconomic support on tuberculosis preventive
therapy initiation in household contacts of tuberculosis patients and on treatment success in …
therapy initiation in household contacts of tuberculosis patients and on treatment success in …
Catastrophic total costs in tuberculosis-affected households and their determinants since Indonesia's implementation of universal health coverage
Background: As well as imposing an economic burden on affected households, the high
costs related to tuberculosis (TB) can create access and adherence barriers. This highlights …
costs related to tuberculosis (TB) can create access and adherence barriers. This highlights …
“I'm suffering for food”: food insecurity and access to social protection for TB patients and their households in Cape Town, South Africa
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health concern and the number one cause of
death in South Africa. Social protection programmes can strengthen the resilience of TB …
death in South Africa. Social protection programmes can strengthen the resilience of TB …
Barriers to initiating tuberculosis treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review focused on children and youth
BJ Sullivan, BE Esmaili, CK Cunningham - Global health action, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest infectious disease globally, with 10.4 million
people infected and more than 1.8 million deaths in 2015. TB is a preventable, treatable …
people infected and more than 1.8 million deaths in 2015. TB is a preventable, treatable …
Health worker perspectives on barriers to delivery of routine tuberculosis diagnostic evaluation services in Uganda: a qualitative study to guide clinic-based …
A Cattamanchi, CR Miller, A Tapley, P Haguma… - BMC health services …, 2015 - Springer
Background Studies of the quality of tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic evaluation of patients in
high burden countries have generally shown poor adherence to international or national …
high burden countries have generally shown poor adherence to international or national …