Pathways and associated costs of care in patients with confirmed and presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study.
Deusdedit MjunguJerry HellaFrancis MhimbiraKhadija SaidThomas MosabiYeromin P MlachaChristian SchindlerSébastien GagneuxKlaus ReitherKees de HooghMitchell G WeissElisabeth ZempLukas FennerPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Patients with confirmed TB have complex pathways and higher costs of care compared with patients with presumptive TB, but the costs of the latter are also substantial. Improving access to healthcare and ensuring integration of different healthcare providers including private, public health practitioners and patients themselves could help in reducing the complex pathways during healthcare seeking and optimal healthcare utilisation.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- public health
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- affordable care act
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- quality improvement
- health information
- physical activity
- health insurance
- prognostic factors
- pain management
- patient reported
- general practice
- pulmonary tuberculosis