Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP): Public Health and Economic Burden of Tuberculosis in Jarso District of West Wollega Zone, Oromia, Western Ethiopia

Table 8

Summary of estimated economic and public health burdens of tuberculosis in Jarso District.

Funding source	Cost categories	Source of data	ETB	US$
	Direct costs
TB patients and escorts	Transportation	Patient interview	20,000.00	572.25
TB patients	Biopsy & X-ray dx	Patient interview	8,140.00	232.90
TB patients	Supplement drugs	Patient interview	2,500.00	71.53
TB patients and escorts	Food and lodging	Patient interview	50,000.00	1,430.62
	Indirect costs
TB patients and escorts	Loss of workdays	Patient interview	152,600.00	4,366.24
	Direct health costs
Public health system	Anti-TB medication	Medical record	35,600.04	1,019.60
	BCG vaccine	Medical record	1,367.00	39.11
Total economic loss			270,207.04	7,731.25
Total DALYs lost or years of healthy life lost			45.03 DALYs