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The High Cost of Free Tuberculosis Services: Patient and Household Costs Associated with Tuberculosis Care in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Hopewell, Philip;
Ukwaja, KN;
Alobu, I;
lgwenyi, C;
Hopewell, PC

UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2013)

Objective:Poverty is both a cause and consequence of tuberculosis. The objective of this study is to quantify patient/household costs for an episode of tuberculosis (TB), its relationships with household impoverishment, and the strategies used to cope with