Minh HV, Mai VQ, Nhung NV, Hoi LV, Giang KB, Chung LH, Kien VD, Duyen NT, Ngoc NB, Anh TT, Phuong TB, Ngan TT, Khanh PH. Costs of providing tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment services in Viet Nam.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2018;
21:1035-1040. [PMID:
28826454 DOI:
10.5588/ijtld.16.0778]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the cost of providing tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment packages at different levels of health facilities in Viet Nam.
DESIGN
This was a retrospective costing study from the providers' perspective using a standard costing approach. We included typical services for TB diagnosis and treatment based on standard protocols.
RESULTS
The least expensive TB service was the 6-month isoniazid preventive therapy regimen for latent tuberculous infection provided by district health centres (US$7.20-14.30, accounting for 0.3-0.7% of Viet Nam's per capita gross domestic product [GDP] of US$2052.30 in 2014). The cost of diagnosing and treating a patient with drug-susceptible TB (the most common type of TB) ranged between US$51.20 and US$180.70, and represented 2.5-8.8% of Viet Nam's per capita GDP in 2014. The most expensive TB service was the diagnosis and treatment of a multidrug-resistant TB case (US$1568.20-2391.20), accounting for 76.4-116.5% of Viet Nam's per capita GDP in 2014).
CONCLUSION
The cost of TB diagnosis and treatment services in Viet Nam varied according to level of health facility, type of TB, different costing options, and different staff cost scenarios.
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