First national tuberculosis patient cost survey in Lao People's Democratic Republic: Assessment of the financial burden faced by TB-affected households and the comparisons by drug-resistance and HIV status.
Phonenaly ChittamanyTakuya YamanakaSakhone SuthepmanyThepphouthone SorsavanhPhitsada SiphanthongJacques SebertKerri VineyThipphasone VixaysoukMoeko NagaiVilath SeevisayKiyohiko IzumiFukushi MorishitaNobuyuki NishikioriPublished in: PloS one (2020)
In Lao PDR, TB patients and their households faced a substantial financial burden due to TB, despite the availability of free TB services in public health facilities. As direct non-medical and indirect costs were major cost drivers, providing free TB services is not enough to ease this financial burden. Expansion of existing social protection schemes to accommodate the needs of TB patients is necessary.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- public health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- patient reported outcomes
- affordable care act
- cross sectional
- case report
- hiv testing