The cost of paediatric abdominal tuberculosis treatment in India: evidence from a teaching hospital

Mwayi Kachapila; Shreya  Sindhu; Jyoti  Dhiman; Dhruva Ghosh; Susan John; Mark Monahan; Dion Morton; Tracy Roberts; Atul  Suroy; Raymond Oppong

doi:10.1017/exp.2023.16

The cost of paediatric abdominal tuberculosis treatment in India: evidence from a teaching hospital

Mwayi Kachapila^*, Shreya Sindhu, Jyoti Dhiman, Dhruva Ghosh, Susan John, Mark Monahan, Dion Morton, Tracy Roberts, Atul Suroy, Raymond Oppong

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This study estimated the treatment cost of paediatric abdominal tuberculosis that potentially need 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 generalised 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.

Original language	English
Article number	e18
Journal	Experimental Results
Volume	4
Early online date	18 Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/exp.2023.16
Publication status	Published - 2023

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This research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (NIHR 16.136.79) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.

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Abdominal tuberculosis
India
Cost-of-illness
Paediatric

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