Hospitalisation expenditure on tuberculosis among tribal populations in India: A repeated cross-sectional analysis of national sample survey data, 2004 to 2018

• Main Authors: Denny John (Author), Jeetendra Yadav (Author), Devdatta Ray (Author), Paramita Bhattacharya (Author), Nirmalya Mukherjee (Author), Rajan Patil (Author), Vivek Varma (Author), Sahadeb Hembram (Author), Moumita Hansda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: Tribal population in India (8.6% of the total population) have a greater prevalence of tuberculosis compared to the national average. The article aims to study out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE), hardship financing, and impoverishment effects of TB hospitalisation treatment among tribal pop...