Out-of-pocket payment and catastrophic health expenditure of tuberculosis patients in accessing care at public-private mix clinics in Myanmar, 2022
TB patients and their households in Myanmar faced risk of catastrophic costs, even when treated in the private sector with free diagnostic charges and anti-TB medicine. The study highlighted the need for additional strategies or policies to make TB care affordable and mitigate the financial burden of TB-affected households.
Authors
- Saw Naing
- May Me Thet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7059-2043)
- Myat Noe Thiri Khaing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3830-6788)
- Utpal Nandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-0240)
- Htet Arkar
- Luu Maw
Institutions
- Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (MM)
- Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit (MM)
- Population Services International (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01248-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- Johns Hopkins University