Wilbard Muhandiki
Biographic Data
| ID | 10419184 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilbard Muhandiki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wilbard |
| FAMILY NAME | Muhandiki |
| SIGNATURE | MUHANDIKI W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Economic burden of tuberculosis in Tanzania
We found that the cost of TB care is catastrophic for almost half of the TB-affected households in Tanzania; our findings support the results from other surveys recently conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Collaborative efforts across health, employment and social welfare sectors are imperative to minimize household costs due to TB disease and improve access to care, patient adherence and outcomes
Implementing tuberculosis patient cost surveys in resource-constrained settings
Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionally affects persons and families who are economically and socially disadvantaged. Therefore, a patient cost survey was conducted in Tanzania to evaluate the costs incurred by patients and their households before and after the diagnosis of TB. It was the first survey in Tanzania to ascertain baseline information and experience for subsequent surveys. This paper aims to share the experience encountered during the sur…
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Economic burden of tuberculosis in Tanzania
We found that the cost of TB care is catastrophic for almost half of the TB-affected households in Tanzania; our findings support the results from other surveys recently conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Collaborative efforts across health, employment and social welfare sectors are imperative to minimize household costs due to TB disease and improve access to care, patient adherence and outcomes
Implementing tuberculosis patient cost surveys in resource-constrained settings
Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionally affects persons and families who are economically and socially disadvantaged. Therefore, a patient cost survey was conducted in Tanzania to evaluate the costs incurred by patients and their households before and after the diagnosis of TB. It was the first survey in Tanzania to ascertain baseline information and experience for subsequent surveys. This paper aims to share the experience encountered during the sur…
Biostatistics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Tanzania (2 works) · Tuberculosis (2 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (2 works)