Pretreatment Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Presumptive Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients, India, 2016-2017

Priya Rathi; Kalpita Shringarpure; Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan; Vineet Kumar Chadha; Vishak Acharya; Abirami Nair; Karuna D. Sagili; Suresh Shastri

doi:10.3201/eid2605.181992

Pretreatment Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Presumptive Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients, India, 2016-2017

Priya Rathi
, Kalpita Shringarpure
, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan
, Vineet Kumar Chadha
, Vishak Acharya
, Abirami Nair
, Karuna D. Sagili
, Suresh Shastri

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Abstract

In India, under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, the government provides free treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; however, many patients seek care elsewhere, which is costly. To determine those out-of-pocket expenses, we interviewed 40 presumptive patients and found that they spent more than their median annual income before registering for the government program.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	989-992
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.181992
Publication status	Published - 01-05-2020

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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