ECONOMIC BURDEN OF MANAGING HEPATITIS C VIRUS DISEASE IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING.
Payment for the management of hepatitis C patients is predominantly out-of-pocket, and a significant proportion of households suffer financial catastrophe because of the cost of managing HCV. Coordinated efforts by stakeholders are required to implement prepayment schemes and direct subsidies to enhance financial protection for patients managed for HCV infection.
Authors
- Golden Owhonda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-3530)
- Daprim Ogaji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4257-1579)
- Aloni Alali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0391-4310)
- Tondor Cleopatra Uzosike
Institutions
- University of Port Harcourt (NG)
- Rivers State University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-11-10
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00