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Costs and outcomes of tuberculosis control in the Russian Federation: retrospective cohort analysis

Costs and outcomes of tuberculosis control in the Russian Federation: retrospective cohort analysis
Costs and outcomes of tuberculosis control in the Russian Federation: retrospective cohort analysis
We analysed costs and outcomes of tuberculosis care for patients in a traditional Russian tuberculosis control system, using 3-year retrospective cohort data. Of 1749 cases at 3 years of follow-up, 65% were cured, 11.3% (198/1749) still had 'active' or 'chronic' disease, 10.3% had transferred out of the local civilian health care system and 12.7% had died. The mean cost of managing one case over 3 years was 886 US dollars: 1,078 US dollars for bacteriologically confirmed (BK+) cases and 718 US dollars for bacteriologically unconfirmed (BK-) cases. Approximately 60% of treatment costs were incurred in the first 12 months and 40% incurred in the remaining 2 years. Around 60% of the total cost was accounted for by hospital inpatient care. The cost, treatment and outcome of BK+ and BK- cases differed substantially. The cost of treating BK+ cases was 50% higher than treating BK- cases due to higher hospitalization rates and the additional cost of managing BK+ cases that become 'chronic'. While BK+ cases accounted for 55% of total health expenditure on tuberculosis, the share of BK- cases was 45% of the total - due to hospitalization and lengthy periods of follow up. The costs of treating tuberculosis in the Russian tuberculosis control system are very high compared with other high-burden countries due to hospitalization policies and lengthy case management periods. Much of this expenditure can be avoided if the WHO-recommended DOTS strategy is implemented. In particular, the proportion of expenditure for BK- cases is surprisingly high and can be avoided as most of these patients do not need hospitalizing or lengthy periods of follow-up.
adult cohort studies, female health care costs, humans male, retrospective studies, russia/epidemiology treatment outcome, tuberculosis, classification, drug therapy, economics, epidemiology
0268-1080
353-364
Atun, R.A.
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Samyshkin, Y.
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Drobniewski, F.
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Balabanova, Y.
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Fedorin, I.
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Lord, J.
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Coker, R.J.
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Balabanova, Y.
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Lord, J.
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Coker, R.J.
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Atun, R.A., Samyshkin, Y., Drobniewski, F., Balabanova, Y., Fedorin, I., Lord, J. and Coker, R.J. (2006) Costs and outcomes of tuberculosis control in the Russian Federation: retrospective cohort analysis. Health Policy and Planning, 21 (5), 353-364. (doi:10.1093/heapol/czl023). (PMID:16940301)

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We analysed costs and outcomes of tuberculosis care for patients in a traditional Russian tuberculosis control system, using 3-year retrospective cohort data. Of 1749 cases at 3 years of follow-up, 65% were cured, 11.3% (198/1749) still had 'active' or 'chronic' disease, 10.3% had transferred out of the local civilian health care system and 12.7% had died. The mean cost of managing one case over 3 years was 886 US dollars: 1,078 US dollars for bacteriologically confirmed (BK+) cases and 718 US dollars for bacteriologically unconfirmed (BK-) cases. Approximately 60% of treatment costs were incurred in the first 12 months and 40% incurred in the remaining 2 years. Around 60% of the total cost was accounted for by hospital inpatient care. The cost, treatment and outcome of BK+ and BK- cases differed substantially. The cost of treating BK+ cases was 50% higher than treating BK- cases due to higher hospitalization rates and the additional cost of managing BK+ cases that become 'chronic'. While BK+ cases accounted for 55% of total health expenditure on tuberculosis, the share of BK- cases was 45% of the total - due to hospitalization and lengthy periods of follow up. The costs of treating tuberculosis in the Russian tuberculosis control system are very high compared with other high-burden countries due to hospitalization policies and lengthy case management periods. Much of this expenditure can be avoided if the WHO-recommended DOTS strategy is implemented. In particular, the proportion of expenditure for BK- cases is surprisingly high and can be avoided as most of these patients do not need hospitalizing or lengthy periods of follow-up.

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Published date: 2006
Keywords: adult cohort studies, female health care costs, humans male, retrospective studies, russia/epidemiology treatment outcome, tuberculosis, classification, drug therapy, economics, epidemiology
Organisations: Primary Care & Population Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 382165
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382165
ISSN: 0268-1080
PURE UUID: 0b558d54-5ede-43fe-8e47-1ef0040992cb
ORCID for J. Lord: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-1624

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:52

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Author: R.A. Atun
Author: Y. Samyshkin
Author: F. Drobniewski
Author: Y. Balabanova
Author: I. Fedorin
Author: J. Lord ORCID iD
Author: R.J. Coker

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