Tuberculosis patients face high treatment support costs in Colombia, 2021.
Oscar Andrés Cruz MartínezIngrid GarcíaGloria Mercedes PuertoNelson J Alvis-ZakzukMartha Patricia LópezJuan Carlos Moreno CubidesÁngela María Sánchez SalazarJulián Trujillo-TrujilloClaudia Marcela Castro-OsorioVivian Vanessa RubioCarlos Castañeda-OrjuelaErnesto MontoroPeter NguhiuInés García BaenaPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Main cost drivers for CC were non-medical out-of-pocket expenses and income loss (indirect costs). Current social protection programs ought to be expanded to mitigate the proportion of TB-affected households facing CC in Colombia, especially those with lower income levels.