The Tool to Estimate Patients’ Costs

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Document Provider:
Seye Abimbola
Developer:
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, the World Health Organization and the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Contact Details:
The Tool to Estimate Patients’ Costs has been developed by KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, the World Health Organization and the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association from 1. October 2007 until 30.September 2008, coordinated by KNCV. Its development was funded by the Tuberculosis Control Assistance Program TB CAP www.tbcta.org. TB CAP aim to continuously improve the tool and will be therefore grateful for any suggestion or comment. In this case,please write to Verena Mauch mauchv@kncvtbc.nl.
Copyright:
Exists with developers.
Country of Origin:
Kenya

Study Completed:
Yes
Year:
2008

DIRUM ID:
91
DIRUM Listing:
24/03/2015

Disease Categories

Infectious disease

Populations - Age

Age Range: 16 - 80

Populations - Sex

Male and Female

Administration Methods

In person

Instrument Types

Recall questionnaire

Person(s) Completing Instrument

Researcher

Settings of Care

Community
Other - Health Facility

Nature of Intervention

Management of care

Items of Resource Being Measured

Medication
Employer
Informal carer
Patient incurred
Other non-NHS - Diagnostic tests and user fees

Other Characterisation Details

Frequency Of Economic Data Collection - once per patient
Maximum Recall Period - Not specified

Primary References

Journal article: Mauch V, Woods N, Kirubi B et al., Assessing access barriers to tuberculosis care with the Tool to Estimate Patients’ Costs: pilot results from two districts in Kenya, BMC Public Health, 2011, 11, 1-9 [DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-43]

Instrument Resources


Conditions of Use

  • With written permission of copyright holder

Supporting Materials

  • User manual

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