Cost of Tuberculosis Care in Programmatic Settings from Karnataka, India: Is It Catastrophic for the Patients?
Table 4
Direct and indirect costs during postdiagnostic periods and coping costs incurred by TB patients in the three selected urban TB units of Karnataka, India (2017-2018).
Variables
Median (range) in INR
Davangere ()
Belagavi ()
Bengaluru ()
Total ()
Postdiagnostic costs
800 (400-18500)
700 (300-21500)
5000 (850-41900)
4000 (300-41900)
(a) Direct cost: medical
800 (0-5800)
600 (0-3000)
1040 (0-6000)
800 (0-6000)
Consultation charges§
0 (0-450)
0 (0-400)
0 (0-2000)
100 (0-2000)
Laboratory investigations¥§
0 (0-1300)
0 (0-900)
0 (0-2900)
500 (0-2900)
Drug cost
0 (0-900)
0 (0-1500)
0
0
Health supplementsᴥ
400 (0-2000)
450 (0-1800)
600 (0-6000)
400 (0-6000)
Administrative cost due to hospitalization§
0 (0-1500)
0 (0-2000)
0 (0-14000)
1200 (0-14000)
(b) Direct cost: nonmedical
800 (0-1500)
1200 (0-2500)
1500 (0-9700)
700 (0-9700)
Transportation
350 (0-700)
250 (0-500)
650 (0-2700)
500 (0-2700)
Food
200 (0-400)
300 (0-700)
650 (0-2300)
450 (0-2300)
Accommodation§
00 (0-450)
00 (0-700)
0 (0-3000)
700 (0-3000)
Guardian cost
150 (0-250)
200 (0-500)
180 (0-3000)
200 (0-3000)
(c) Indirect
500 (0-8000)
300 (0-10000)
0 (0-40000)
400 (0-40000)
Total indirect: foregone income§
0 (0-8000)
0 (0-10000)
0 (0-40000)
2000 (0-40000)
Coping costs§
0 (0-15000)
0 (0-10000)
0 (0-10000)
1000 (0-15000)
§As majority had zero cost, median cost is zero. ¥Sputum, X-ray, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging, fine needle aspiration cytology, ultrasound-guided biopsy, and bronchoalveolar lavage. ᴥProtein powders/vitamins/eggs/fruits/nonvegetarian food.
