Study | Methods | n | Variables | County or patient group | TB treatment | Annual cost | % of annual household income |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liu 20108 | Method: Survey Includes: All TB patients Extent: 8 counties | 163 | Average expenditure in previous month on TB drugs and tests | Income below poverty line <3720/year (n = 24) | Free | 1584 a | 93% |
Meng 200410 | Method: Survey Includes: All patients Extent: 4 counties | 312 | Average total medical annual cost per patient | Poor county 1 (n = 81) Poor county 2 (n = 65) | Free Free | 3070 2241 | 119% 57% |
Jackson 200611 | Method: Case control Costs prospective Includes: All patients Extent: 4 counties | 160 | Direct medical costs per completed treatment | Mixed income (n = 144) | Free | 1940 | 39% b |
Zhang 200712 | Method: Household survey Number: 143,991 people Includes: TB patients Extent: National | 180 | Annual household medical cost | Low income (n = 80) | Mixed | 1241 | 42% |
Xu 201013 | Method: Survey Includes: All TB patients Extent: 6 counties | 501 | Annual household medical cost | Poor county 1 (n = 68) Poor county 2 (n = 88) | Free Free | 5228 4079 | 65% 84% |
Liu 200714 | Method: Survey Includes: Random sample (TB patients) Extent: 3 poor counties in each of 4 provinces | 889 | Direct medical cost per treatment | Province 1 (n = 217)) Province 2 (n = 228) Province 3 (n = 223) Province 4 (n = 221) | Free Free Free Free | 775 800 1760 445 | 8% c 11% 27% 5% |
Xu 200615 | Method: Cohort study Includes: All TB patients Extent: 2 counties | 465 | Direct medical cost per treatment | Middle county 1 (n = 183) Middle county 2 (n = 282) | Free Charged | 90 704 | 2% d 12% |
Zhan 20049e | Method: Survey Includes: All patientsf Extent: 3 counties | 257 | Direct medical costs per treatment | Middle county 1 (n = 46) Middle county 2 (n = 105) | Free Charged | 1517 1754 | NA |
Huang 200916 | Method: Survey Includes: Sample (TB patients) Extent: 10 counties | 100 | Direct medical costs per treatment | Unknown | Free | 1635 | NA |