Determinants of household catastrophic costs for drug sensitive tuberculosis patients in Kenya

Determinants of household catastrophic costs for drug sensitive tuberculosis patients in Kenya

Abstract Background Despite free diagnosis and treatment for tuberculosis (TB), the costs during treatment impose a significant financial burden on patients and their households. The study sought to identify the determinants for catastrophic costs among patients with drug-sensitive TB (DSTB) and the...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Kirubi, Jane Ong’ang’o, Peter Nguhiu, Knut Lönnroth, Aiban Rono, Kristi Sidney-Annerstedt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Health expenditure
Income loss
Social protection
Kenya
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00879-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00879-4

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