Costs associated with tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in Yemen for patients and public health services.
East Mediterr Health J
; 18(4): 393-8, 2012 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22768704
ABSTRACT
This study determined the costs associated with tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment for the public health services and patients in Sana'a, Yemen. Data were collected prospectively from 320 pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB patients (160 each) who were followed until completion of treatment. Direct medical and nonmedical costs and indirect costs were calculated. The proportionate cost to the patients for pulmonary TB and extrapulmonary TB was 76.1% arid 89.4% respectively of the total for treatment. The mean cost to patients for pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB treatment was US$ 108.4 and US$ 328.0 respectively. The mean cost per patient to the health services for pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB treatment was US$ 34.0 and US$ 38.8 respectively. For pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB, drug treatment represented 59.3% and 77.9% respectively of the total cost to the health services. The greatest proportionate cost to patients for pulmonary TB treatment was time away from work (67.5% of the total cost), and for extrapulmonary TB was laboratory and X-ray costs (55.5%) followed by transportation (28.6%).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Tuberculosis
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Health Services Accessibility
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Antitubercular Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Malaysia