Cost of Tuberculosis Care in Programmatic Settings from Karnataka, India: Is It Catastrophic for the Patients?

Background. TB diagnostic and treatment services in India are provided free of cost in the programmatic context across the country. There are different costs incurred during health care utilization, and this study was conducted to estimate such costs. Methodology. A longitudinal study was conducted...

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Main Authors: M. P. Poornima, M. N. Shruthi, Ashwini Laxmanrao Chingale, V. Veena, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Akshaya Kibballi Madhukeshwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3845694