Patient‐incurred cost of inpatient treatment for Tuberculosis in rural Malawi

Objectives To mitigate the economic burden of tuberculosis (TB), it is important to fully understand the costs of TB treatment from the patient perspective. We therefore sought to quantify the patient‐incurred cost of TB treatment in rural Malawi, with specific focus on costs borne by patients requiring inpatient hospitalisation. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional survey of 197 inpatients and 156 outpatients being treated for TB in rural...