对印度结核病患者及其家属的营养支持进行微成本分析
G Buonomo1, C Acuña-Villaorduna1,2, V Poongothai3
1Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Public health action
|June 26, 2023
概括
营养不良导致印度的结核病 (TB). 结核病家庭的营养干预仅需每天4美元,这表明补充剂是一种可行的公共卫生策略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 传染病流行病学 传染病流行病学
背景情况:
- 营养不良是印度结核病 (TB) 发病率和死亡率的主要驱动因素.
- 结核病患者的家庭接触者有感染和疾病的风险增加.
- 有针对性的营养干预措施对于减轻结核病传播和结核病结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为受结核病影响的家庭进行营养干预的微成本分析.
- 确定印度结核病控制营养补充剂的经济可行性.
- 为更广泛实施营养支持确定节约成本的策略.
主要方法:
- 微成本分析用于评估6个月营养干预的费用.
- 这项研究主要集中在印度普杜切里的一个家庭成员被诊断患有结核病的家庭.
- 数据收集包括食品成本和潜在的替代营养方案.
主要成果:
- 参与营养干预的四口之家的6个月食品成本大约为每天4美元.
- 该分析确定了各种替代营养方案,这些方案可能会降低成本.
- 提出了几种降低成本的策略,以促进更广泛的采用.
结论:
- 对受结核病影响的家庭进行营养补充是经济可行的,每天的费用约为每户4美元.
- 这些发现支持将营养支持纳入印度结核病控制公共卫生战略.
- 降低成本的策略和替代方案可以提高结核病预防和管理营养干预措施的可扩展性和可访问性.
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