Croft R A, Croft R P
Danish Bangladesh Leprosy Mission, Nilphamari, Bangladesh.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 1998 Mar;2(3):252-4.
This small study undertook to assess the economic consequences of developing tuberculosis (TB) among patients presenting to the TB clinic run by the Danish Bangladesh Leprosy Mission in NW Bangladesh. The loss of income resulting from the illness, and the actual expenditure incurred by medicines and doctor's fees before registration for treatment, were estimated and totalled for 21 patients serially registered at the clinic. The results showed a mean financial loss to the patient of US$ 245-an exorbitant sum for a village Bangladeshi. Perhaps economic deprivation suffered by TB patients could be used as a measure of success of the programme.
这项小型研究旨在评估在孟加拉国西北部由丹麦孟加拉麻风病防治团运营的结核病诊所就诊的患者中，患结核病所带来的经济后果。对21名在该诊所连续登记的患者因病导致的收入损失，以及在登记治疗前药品和诊疗费的实际支出进行了估算并加总。结果显示，患者平均经济损失为245美元——这对孟加拉国农村居民来说是一笔过高的数目。或许结核病患者遭受的经济贫困可被用作衡量该项目成效的一项指标。
