Type of cost | Elements included in cost type | Methods used to calculate costs |
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Diagnostic (for those in intensive phase) | Food, travel, accommodation, medical costs, and loss of income during visits | Summed direct and indirect costs of visits |
Indirect costs (income loss) as calculated from total time spent x income/time | ||
Treatment (excluding for those just diagnosed with MDR-TB) | DOT and drug collection visits, follow-up tests, food, travel, treatment of adverse eventsa, supplementsb, hospitalizationc, and loss of income | Summed direct and indirect costs, multiplied by number visits/week, weeks/ month, and internationally defined duration of treatment phase |
Indirect costs (income loss) for DOT as calculated from total time spent x income/time | ||
Other Costs | Direct and indirect costs of accompanying persons/attendants | Summed costs related to diagnosis or treatment visits |
Coping strategies | Amount borrowed, assets sold | Summed costs |