Can Malawi's poor afford free tuberculosis services? Patient and household costs associated with a tuberculosis diagnosis in Lilongwe
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative costs of accessing a TB diagnosis for the poor and for women in urban Lilongwe, Malawi, a setting where public health services are accessible within 6 kilometres and provided free of charge. METHODS: Patient and household direct and opportunity costs were assessed f...
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Main Authors: | Julia R Kemp (Author), Gillian Mann (Author), Bertha Nhlema Simwaka (Author), Felix ML Salaniponi (Author), Stephen Bertel Squire (Author) |
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