Assessing the influencing factors of out-of-pocket costs on tuberculosis in Sichuan Province: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Lan Xia (Author), Lijie Gao (Author), Yin Zhong (Author), Ya Wu (Author), Jinge He (Author), Fengjuan Zou (Author), Ronghua Jian (Author), Sujian Xia (Author), Chuang Chen (Author), Sui Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Although diagnosis and treatment services for tuberculosis (TB) are provided free of charge in most countries, direct non-medical and indirect costs due to absenteeism, also place a significant burden on patients and their families. Sichuan Province has the second highest inciden...