Out-of-pocket payments and economic consequences from tuberculosis care in eastern China: income inequality

Out-of-pocket payments and economic consequences from tuberculosis care in eastern China: income inequality

Abstract Background Despite the availability of free tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment, TB care still generates substantial costs that push people into poverty. We investigated out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for TB care and assessed the resulting economic burden and economic consequences for t...

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Main Authors: Yan Liu, Cai-Hong Xu, Xiao-Mo Wang, Zhen-Yu Wang, Yan-Hong Wang, Hui Zhang, Li Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Out-of-pocket payment
Tuberculosis
Impoverishment
Coping strategy
Eastern China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-0623-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-0623-8

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