COSTS-OF-ILLNESS EVALUATION METHODOLOGY DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS IN HOMELESS ADULTS IN BUCHAREST
Abstract:
Homeless adults (HA) are a vulnerable population group, living in poor socio-economic conditions, with a low interaction with health services. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that in the industrialized countries, the incidence in HA can be over 20 times higher than in the general population.(1) This study aimed at analysing a cohort of HA suffering from tuberculosis (TB) in Bucharest in 2013 to establish a costing model due to detecting, monitoring and treatment of disease in these patients. In conclusion, HA require more days of hospitalization (average length of stay is 3.3 times higher than sensitive TB in the general population) with higher costs. The duration of TB treatment regime I or II is up to 11 months (usually lasts 6 or 8 months), which also leads to higher costs
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