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Margaret Nyalugwe, Towera Maleta, Evetta Chisope
…and 7 key informant interviews with patients, guardians and health workers. Participants were identified through purposive sampling from Traditional Authorities Chowe and Chimwala in Mangochi district. Data analysis was done through a thematic approach. **RESULTS:** Patients exp…
G. Hamsaveni, A M Amrutha, Bhagyalaxmi Sidenur, Vijayalaxmi Mangasuli, S. B. Vijeth
Abstract Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has significant health, social, psychological, and economic impacts on patients. This study aimed to assess and compare quality of life (QOL) among multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB patients and drug-sensitive TB patients. Materials and Methods: …
Vashi K, Pathak YV, Patel J
…at challenge socially and economically. They lack a uniform health care system, making it burdensome to use effective surveillance techniques for prevention of TB. Currently, India is working on resolving the issue meticulously through the web-based application program 'Nikshay' …
Reem Hafez, Pandu Harimurti, Rowan Martin‐Hughes
…t TB (MDR-TB). In addition to the significant toll of TB to health and human capital, the economic burden of TB is substantial. Controlling TB in Indonesia will require not only that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) spend more on TB but that it spend it better. This means that d…
Arup Ghosh, Himadri Bal, Viplov Kumar Biswas, Dasarathi Das, Sanghmitra Pati, et al.
…cterium tuberculosis (Mtb) poses a great challenge to human health and wellbeing and hinders economic growth of a region. India along with other south east Asian countries are known as high Tuberculosis burden countries. Adoption of whole genome sequencing in studying genetic div…
1*Mr. Aditya Rao, 1Mr. Pintu Kumar, 2Mr. Rohit Kumar Kumawat, 3Dr. Hritika
…sis in India by 2025 and 2035, in accordance with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) End TB Strategy. The review also discusses new problems that have emerged, such as multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), how COVID-19 has affected TB services, and how new diagnostic and genetic te…
1*Mr. Aditya Rao, 1Mr. Pintu Kumar, 2Mr. Rohit Kumar Kumawat, 3Dr. Hritika
…sis in India by 2025 and 2035, in accordance with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) End TB Strategy. The review also discusses new problems that have emerged, such as multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), how COVID-19 has affected TB services, and how new diagnostic and genetic te…
Akalu TY, Clements ACA, Wolde HF, Alene KA
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major health threat worldwide, causing a significant economic burden to patients and their families. Due to the longer duration of treatment and expensive second-line medicine, the economic burden of MDR-TB is assumed to be higher th…
Alissar Al Khatib, Salwa Hassanein, Mohammad Almari, Mohamad Koubar, Suha Fakhreddine
…fore, a regimen of 6 months was highly recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines (WHO, 2023). Although death is preventable by successful treatment, a great number of TB survivors experience post-tuberculosis conditions, with an increase of long-term disability ev…
Jacobs MG, Pelissari DM, Pinto VL
…rculosis (TB) hamper disease control. Objective To identify health conditions, demographic and socio-economic factors, as well as individual factors associated with the incidence of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), in Brazil at the municipal level. Design This was an ecological study c…
Vitek, Erika, Stillo, Jonathan, Ruesh-Gerdes, Sabine, Ramis, Oriol, Popa, Cristian, et al.
…mproving treatment success. In October 2012 the Ministry of Health asked the WHO Regional Office for Europe to coordinate the review of the National TB Programme.The review took place from 4 to 15 February 2013. Twelve international and seven national experts participated, visiti…
Avinash Kumar, Shipra Saini, Padmini Das, Dr. Manoj Kumar, M. K. Sen, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in India, with complex social, economic, and psychological factors influencing patient outcomes. While the DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course) strategy has improved treatment adherence, challenges persis…
Rada Santosh Kumar, Divya Pushp
…odeficiency Virus. TB is a worldwide pandemic, as per World Health Organization (WHO).It tops the causes of death among HIV-positive individuals. In this review we assess the challenges faced due to tuberculosis and its management and the strategies adopted to tackle it.Because o…
Suman Majumdar, Rina Triasih, Stephen M. Graham
…globally in 2018.1WHOGlobal tuberculosis report 2019. World Health Organization, Geneva2019Google Scholar Airborne epidemic spread, particularly of drug-resistant tuberculosis, is a threat to global health security because of the human and economic impact, which is most pronounce…
Markus Depfenhart, Drieke Van der Merwe, Suraj P. Parihar, Kobus Venter, Theunis T. Cloete, et al.
Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable global health challenge, classified as the leading infectious disease killer, driven by the increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. This persistent threat not only overwhelms public health in…
Xinyi Yao, Lahong Zhang
…sis (DR-TB) poses significant challenges not only to public health but also imposes substantial psychological and economic burdens on individuals and their families. As a severe infectious disease that jeopardizes both physical and mental well-being, DR-TB frequently spreads in u…
Wilkinson T, Garcia-Prats AJ, Sachs T, Paradkar M, Suryavanshi N, et al.
…istant (RR) tuberculosis (TB) in children is a major global health concern but is often neglected in economics research. Accurate cost estimations across the spectrum of paediatric RR-TB treatment regimens are critical inputs for prioritisation and budgeting decisions, and an exi…
Dousa KM, Kurz SG, Bark CM, Bonomo RA, Furin JJ
…resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a major public health threat; its management poses a significant economic burden. Treatment requires a programmatic approach with access to laboratory services, second-line medications, and adequate clinical resources. In recent years,…
Hu XY, Gao GY
…fectious disease, which not only seriously affects people's health, but also causes a heavier disease economic burden on patients. At present, reform of the medical insurance payment can be an effective method to control medical expenses. Therefore, our study is to explore the co…
Fuady A, Houweling TAJ, Mansyur M, Richardus JH
…need to provide social protection by implementing universal health coverage (UHC). We therefore assessed the incidence of catastrophic total costs due to TB, and their determinants since the implementation of UHC. Methods We interviewed adult TB and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB…
Pallas SW, Courey M, Hy C, Killam WP, Warren D, et al.
Background The Xpert ® MTB/RIF (Xpert) test has been shown to be effective and cost-effective for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) under conditions with high HIV prevalence and HIV-TB co-infection but less is known about Xpert's cost in low HIV prevalence settings. Cambodia, a countr…
Rachow A, Ivanova O, Wallis R, Charalambous S, Jani I, et al.
…economic consequences to patients, their households and the health sector related to pulmonary TB disease and its treatment. Methods We will enrol up to 1.600 patients with drug sensitive and multidrug-resistant pulmonary TB who are treated according to the local standard of care…
Sweeney S, Gomez G, Kitson N, Sinha A, Yatskevich N, et al.
…eater than those for treating drug-susceptible TB, both for health service and patient-incurred costs. Urgent action is needed to identify short, effective, tolerable and cheaper treatments for people with both quinolone-susceptible and quinolone-resistant MDR-TB. We present the …
K M Almonte Camiero, R A Gonzalez Toledo, M C Perez Mitchell, A U Davila Cardona, W Gordo Febo, et al.
… to at least isoniazid and rifampin, remains a major global health threat. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, an estimated 410,000 people worldwide developed multidrug-resistant or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) in 2023,…
Andy Setiawan, Pramudya Pramudya, Hasyrin Ainun
… education, economic level, family support, and the role of health workers.The consequences of self-care can increase the success of recovery and improve quality of life.The conclusion of this concept is to increase nurses' knowledge about self-care in MDR-TB patients who carry o…