Out-of-pocket payments and economic consequences from tuberculosis care in eastern China: income inequality.
Yan LiuCai-Hong XuXiao-Mo WangZhen-Yu WangYan-Hong WangHui ZhangLi WangPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2020)
Medical and pretreatment costs lead to high costs of TB care, especially among patients from the poorest households. It is necessary to train health system staff in general hospitals to promptly identify and refer TB patients. Pro-poor programmes are also needed to protect TB patients from the medical poverty trap.
Keyphrases
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- mental health
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
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- affordable care act
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