A systematic review and meta-analysis of the catastrophic costs incurred by tuberculosis patients

RM Ghazy, HM El Saeh, S Abdulaziz… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
One of the strategies of the World Health Organization End Tuberculosis (TB) was to reduce
the catastrophic costs incurred by TB-affected families to 0% by 2020. Catastrophic cost is …

Determinants of medication adherence for pulmonary tuberculosis patients during continuation phase in Dalian, Northeast China

L Du, X Chen, X Zhu, Y Zhang, R Wu, J Xu… - Patient preference …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Medication adherence is crucial for decreasing the burden of tuberculosis, but few
relevant studies have been conducted in northeast China. This study aimed to explore the …

Determinants of household catastrophic costs for drug sensitive tuberculosis patients in Kenya

B Kirubi, J Ong'ang'o, P Nguhiu, K Lönnroth… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2021 - mednexus.org
Background: Despite free diagnosis and treatment for tuberculosis (TB), the costs during
treatment impose a significant financial burden on patients and their households. The study …

Spatial-temporal patterns and influencing factors for pulmonary tuberculosis transmission in China: an analysis based on 15 years of surveillance data

X Wei, T Fu, D Chen, W Gong, S Zhang, Y Long… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Profiting from a series of anti-tuberculosis programs in China, the number of tuberculosis
(TB) cases has diminished dramatically in the past decades. However, long-term spatial …

Living with tuberculosis: a qualitative study of patients' experiences with disease and treatment

J Addo, D Pearce, M Metcalf, C Lundquist, G Thomas… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, treatment is complex and
prolonged, requiring considerable commitment from patients. This study aimed to …

Health insurance's contribution to reducing the financial burden of tuberculosis in Guizhou Province, China

R Du, X Ma, A Huang, H Chen, X Guo, J Zhou… - Epidemiology & …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Despite global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB), the goal of preventing catastrophic health
expenditure (CHE) due to TB remains unmet. This cross-sectional study was conducted in …

Changes in newly notified cases and control of tuberculosis in China: time-series analysis of surveillance data

YS Wang, WL Zhu, T Li, W Chen, WB Wang - Infectious Diseases of …, 2021 - Springer
Background China has made progress in tuberculosis control, but this disease remains a
burden in many regions of China. We performed time-series analysis to examine changes in …

Secular seasonality and trend forecasting of tuberculosis incidence rate in China using the advanced error-trend-seasonal framework

Y Wang, C Xu, J Ren, W Wu, X Zhao… - Infection and Drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in China, and contriving a long-
term forecast is a useful aid for better launching prevention initiatives. Regrettably, such a …

The Social Issue of ESG Analysis

R Semet - Available at SSRN 3838372, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
This report studies the social issue of ESG analysis and the multi-faceted approaches of
measuring and assessing the social dimension. After reviewing the huge array of literature …

Cost-effectiveness of latent tuberculosis infection testing and treatment with 6-week regimen among key population in rural communities in China: a decision analysis …

X Cao, T Guo, H Xin, J Du, C Yang, B Feng… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Several model studies suggested the implementation of latent tuberculosis
infection (LTBI) testing and treatment could greatly reduce the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) …