Table 1.
Tuberculosis patient costs in Mongolia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam (USD).
| Cost Category | Mongolia | Philippines 1 | Viet Nam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS-TB | DR-TB | Urban DS-TB | Rural DS-TB | DR-TB | DS-TB | DR-TB | |
| Medical costs | 215 (43.0%) |
438 (33.0%) |
9.6% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 134 (12.6%) |
784 (18.3%) |
| Non-medical costs | 195 (39.0%) |
598 (45.0%) |
26.7% | 52.1% | 62.7% | 414 (38.8%) |
2141 (49.9%) |
| Income loss | 90 (18.0%) |
292 (22.0%) |
63.7% | 41.1% | 35.2% | 519 (48.6%) |
1363 (31.8%) |
| Total costs | 500 (100.0%) |
1328 (100.0%) |
100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1067 (100.0%) |
4288 (100.0%) |
TB: tuberculosis; DS-TB: drug-susceptible TB; DR-TB: drug-resistant TB; 1 No data were available except percentage of cost category among TB-affected households facing catastrophic costs.