The cost of pediatric abdominal tuberculosis treatment in India: Evidence from a teaching hospital

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...

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Published in:Experimental Results 2023-01, Vol.4, Article e18
Main Authors: Kachapila, Mwayi, Sindhu, Shreya, Dhiman, Jyoti, Ghosh, Dhruva N., John, Susan, Monahan, Mark, Morton, Dion G., Roberts, Tracy E., Suroy, Atul, Oppong, Raymond
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
abdominal tuberculosis
Cost analysis
Cost estimates
cost-of-illness
Ethics
Families & family life
Generalized linear models
Health care expenditures
Hospitals
India
Literacy
Missing data
Part time employment
Patients
pediatric
Productivity
Regression analysis
Self employment
Statistical analysis
Surgery
Tuberculosis
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2516-712X
2516-712X
DOI:10.1017/exp.2023.16