Title:
Can Malawi's poor afford free tuberculosis services?: Patient and household costs associated with a tuberculosis diagnosis in Lilongwe
Authors:
Kemp, Julia R.
Year:
2007
Journal:
Bulletin of the World health organization
Volume:
85(2007)8
PAGE:
580--585
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
health care delivery, disease control, tuberculosis, poverty, women, malawi
Abstract:
This study aimed to assess the relative costs of accessing a TB diagnosis for the poor and for women in urban Lilongwe, Malawi, a setting where public health services are accessible within 6 kilometres and provided free of charge.
URL:
https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/documents/working-papers/2008/IPR-WP-08-08.pdf
Document type:
E-article