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Direct and Indirect costs due to Tuberculosis and proportion of Tuberculosis-affected households experiencing catastrophic costs due to TB in Uganda 2019
Global Health Security Capacities
Communicable Diseases
Description
The survey established that DS-TB patients spent on average 369 United States dollars (USD) on TB related care per episode while MDR-TB patients spend on average 3722 USD. In the prediagnosis period, major cost drivers for both types of TB were medical and travel costs with both costs being higher for MDR-TB than DS-TB. In post diagnosis period, the major cost drivers for MDR-TB were nutritional supplements, travel and food while for DS-TB patients in the same period the main cost drivers were nutritional supplements