Comparing Catastrophic Costs: Active vs. Passive Tuberculosis Case Finding in Urban Vietnam

Comparing Catastrophic Costs: Active vs. Passive Tuberculosis Case Finding in Urban Vietnam

Active case finding (ACF) is a strategy that aims to identify people with tuberculosis (TB) earlier in their disease. This outreach approach may lead to a reduction in catastrophic cost incurrence (costs exceeding 20% of annual household income), a main target of WHO’s End TB Strategy. Our study ass...

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Main Authors: Luong V. Dinh, Anja M. C. Wiemers, Rachel J. Forse, Yen T. H. Phan, Andrew J. Codlin, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Thuy T. T. Dong, Lan Nguyen, Thuong H. Pham, Lan H. Nguyen, Ha M. T. Dang, Mac H. Tuan, Phuc Thanh Le, Knut Lonnroth, Jacob Creswell, Amera Khan, Beatrice Kirubi, Hoa B. Nguyen, Nhung V. Nguyen, Luan N. Q. Vo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
active case finding
social protection
tuberculosis
catastrophic cost
out of pocket
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/9/423

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