Catastrophic costs incurred by tuberculosis affected households from Thailand’s first national tuberculosis patient cost survey

Catastrophic costs incurred by tuberculosis affected households from Thailand’s first national tuberculosis patient cost survey

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) causes an economic impact on the patients and their households. Although Thailand has expanded the national health benefit package for TB treatment, there was no data on out-of-pocket payments and income losses due to TB from patients and their household perspectives. This...

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Main Authors: Sitaporn Youngkong, Phalin Kamolwat, Phichet Wongrot, Montarat Thavorncharoensap, Usa Chaikledkaew, Sriprapa Nateniyom, Petchawan Pungrassami, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Jiraphun Jittikoon, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Ines Garcia Baena, Takuya Yamanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Catastrophic total cost
Thailand
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56594-1

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56594-1

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