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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

04.02.25 | PLOS

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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
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. 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.

PLOS Global Public Health

10.1371/journal.pgph.0004283

2-Apr-2025

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

Keywords

Health Care Costs Medical Treatments

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Global Public Health
DOI
10.1371/journal.pgph.0004283
Article Publication Date
2025-04-02
COI Statement
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
cjpress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, April 2). 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. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/147N6MO1/tb-patients-globally-often-incur-catastrophic-costs-of-up-to-11329-usd-despite-many-countries-offering-free-treatment-with-predominant-drivers-of-cost-being-hospitalization-and-loss-of-income.html
MLA:
"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." Brightsurf News, Apr. 2 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/147N6MO1/tb-patients-globally-often-incur-catastrophic-costs-of-up-to-11329-usd-despite-many-countries-offering-free-treatment-with-predominant-drivers-of-cost-being-hospitalization-and-loss-of-income.html.