| Autor: |
Mwayi Kachapila, Shreya Sindhu, Jyoti Dhiman, Dhruva N. Ghosh, Susan John, Mark Monahan, Dion G. Morton, Tracy E. Roberts, Atul Suroy, Raymond Oppong, Marc Henrion |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Experimental Results, Vol 4 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2516-712X |
| DOI: |
10.1017/exp.2023.16 |
| Popis: |
This study estimated the treatment cost of pediatric abdominal tuberculosis that potentially needs surgical treatment in India. Data were collected from 38 in-patient children at Christian Medical Hospital, Ludhiana as part of a clinical study conducted to establish the patterns of presentation and outcomes of abdominal tuberculosis in an Indian setting. A bottom-up approach was used to estimate the costs from a healthcare provider perspective, and a generalized linear model (GLM) was run to find variables that had an impact on the costs. Costs were reported in international dollars ($) and India Rupees (INR). The results show that the average direct cost was $3095.00 (standard deviation [SD]: 3480.82) or 68,065.13 INR (SD: 76,539.69). The GLM results established that duration of treatment and surgical treatment were significantly associated with higher costs. Efforts of eliminating the condition should be strengthened. |
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