This small study undertook to assess the economic consequences of developing tuberculosis (TB) among patients presenting to the TB clinic run by the Danish Bangladesh Leprosy Mission in NW Bangladesh. The loss of income resulting from the illness, and the actual expenditure incurred by medicines and doctor's fees before registration for treatment, were estimated and totalled for 21 patients serially registered at the clinic. The results showed a mean financial loss to the patient of US$ 245-an exorbitant sum for a village Bangladeshi. Perhaps economic deprivation suffered by TB patients could be used as a measure of success of the programme.
BT - The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9526199?dopt=Abstract DA - 1998 Mar IS - 3 J2 - Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. LA - eng N2 -This small study undertook to assess the economic consequences of developing tuberculosis (TB) among patients presenting to the TB clinic run by the Danish Bangladesh Leprosy Mission in NW Bangladesh. The loss of income resulting from the illness, and the actual expenditure incurred by medicines and doctor's fees before registration for treatment, were estimated and totalled for 21 patients serially registered at the clinic. The results showed a mean financial loss to the patient of US$ 245-an exorbitant sum for a village Bangladeshi. Perhaps economic deprivation suffered by TB patients could be used as a measure of success of the programme.
PY - 1998 SP - 252 EP - 4 T2 - The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease TI - Expenditure and loss of income incurred by tuberculosis patients before reaching effective treatment in Bangladesh. VL - 2 SN - 1027-3719 ER -