Pretreatment out-of-pocket expenses for presumptive multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients, India, 2016-2017

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Abstract

In India, under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, the government provides free treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; however, many patients seek care elsewhere, which is costly. To determine those out-of-pocket expenses, we interviewed 40 presumptive patients and found that they spent more than their median annual income before registering for the government program.

First Page

989

Last Page

992

DOI

10.3201/eid2605.181992

Publication Date

5-1-2020

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