Files in this item
Households experiencing catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in Uganda : magnitude and cost drivers
Item metadata
dc.contributor.author | Muttamba, Winters | |
dc.contributor.author | Tumwebaze, Racheal | |
dc.contributor.author | Mugenyi, Levicatus | |
dc.contributor.author | Batte, Charles | |
dc.contributor.author | Sekibira, Rogers | |
dc.contributor.author | Nkolo, Abel | |
dc.contributor.author | Katamba, Achilles | |
dc.contributor.author | Kasasa, Simon | |
dc.contributor.author | Majwala, Robert Kaos | |
dc.contributor.author | Turyahabwe, Stavia | |
dc.contributor.author | Mugabe, Frank | |
dc.contributor.author | Mugagga, Kaggwa | |
dc.contributor.author | Lochoro, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Dejene, Seyoum | |
dc.contributor.author | Birabwa, Estella | |
dc.contributor.author | Marra, Claudio | |
dc.contributor.author | Baena, Ines Garcia | |
dc.contributor.author | Kirenga, Bruce | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-11T12:30:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-11T12:30:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-09-16 | |
dc.identifier | 273005204 | |
dc.identifier | a28fb17d-5cfe-406b-a481-09d21dcf32a7 | |
dc.identifier | 32938411 | |
dc.identifier | 85091129592 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Muttamba , W , Tumwebaze , R , Mugenyi , L , Batte , C , Sekibira , R , Nkolo , A , Katamba , A , Kasasa , S , Majwala , R K , Turyahabwe , S , Mugabe , F , Mugagga , K , Lochoro , P , Dejene , S , Birabwa , E , Marra , C , Baena , I G & Kirenga , B 2020 , ' Households experiencing catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in Uganda : magnitude and cost drivers ' , BMC Public Health , vol. 20 , 1409 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09524-5 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.other | PubMedCentral: PMC7493412 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-7154-2964/work/89628352 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/21611 | |
dc.description | Funding: This survey was funded by CDC (grant number 3U2GGH001180-03S1) toWHO, a USAID Uganda WHO Grant (PIO grant AID-617-10-17-00001) and alsofunding from Doctors with Africa, CUAMM. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Uganda incur large costs related to the illness, and while seeking and receiving health care. Such costs create access and adherence barriers which affect health outcomes and increase transmission of disease. The study ascertained the proportion of Ugandan TB affected households incurring catastrophic costs and the main cost drivers. Methods: A cross-sectional survey with retrospective data collection and projections was conducted in 2017. A total of 1178 drug resistant (DR) TB (44) and drug sensitive (DS) TB patients (1134), 2 weeks into intensive or continuation phase of treatment were consecutively enrolled across 67 randomly selected TB treatment facilities. Results: Of the 1178 respondents, 62.7% were male, 44.7% were aged 15-34 years and 55.5% were HIV positive. For each TB episode, patients on average incurred costs of USD 396 for a DS-TB episode and USD 3722 for a Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) episode. Up to 48.5% of households borrowed, used savings or sold assets to defray these costs. More than half (53.1%) of TB affected households experienced TB-related costs above 20% of their annual household expenditure, with the main cost drivers being non-medical expenditure such as travel, nutritional supplements and food. Conclusion: Despite free health care in public health facilities, over half of Ugandan TB affected households experience catastrophic costs. Roll out of social protection interventions like TB assistance programs, insurance schemes, and enforcement of legislation related to social protection through multi-sectoral action plans with central NTP involvement would palliate these costs. | |
dc.format.extent | 10 | |
dc.format.extent | 747829 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMC Public Health | en |
dc.subject | Catastrophic costs | en |
dc.subject | Dissaving | en |
dc.subject | Direct medical costs | en |
dc.subject | Indirect non-medical costs | en |
dc.subject | HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare | en |
dc.subject | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 1 - No Poverty | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | HV | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA0421 | en |
dc.title | Households experiencing catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in Uganda : magnitude and cost drivers | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Infection and Global Health Division | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09524-5 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
Items in the St Andrews Research Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.