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TB patients globally often incur "catastrophic costs" of up to $11,329 USD, despite many countries offering free treatment, with predominant drivers of cost being hospitalization and loss of income

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TB patients globally often incur "catastrophic costs" of up to $11,329 USD, despite many countries offering free treatment, with predominant drivers of cost being hospitalization and loss of income

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A woman with her children leaving the TB Clinic after receiving care and retrieving medication from the pharmacy at Baylor Tuberculosis Centre of Excellence, Mbabane, Eswatini.

 

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Credit: Smiley N. Pool (2016)

TB patients globally often incur "catastrophic costs" of up to $11,329 USD, despite many countries offering free treatment, with predominant drivers of cost being hospitalization and loss of income. 

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Article URL: https://plos.io/3QXqJ07

Article Title: The catastrophic cost of TB care: Understanding costs incurred by individuals undergoing TB care in low-, middle-, and high-income settings – A systematic review

 

Author Countries: Canada, Eswatini, Germany, United States

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

Journal

PLOS Global Public Health

DOI

10.1371/journal.pgph.0004283

Article Publication Date

2-Apr-2025

COI Statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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