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The economic burden to families of HIV and HIV/tuberculosis coinfection in a subsidized HIV treatment program.

INTRODUCTION: The high cost of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs has led to the initiation of subsidized HIV treatment programs in developing countries. The care of tuberculosis (TB), a common opportunistic infection, is not built into the subsidized program. The current study was done to evaluate the cost burden of HIV/AIDS, TB, and TB and HIV/AIDS coinfections to the family. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study was carried out in the consultant outpatient department of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. Consecutive families with 21 family member managed for HIV and or TB were recruite…

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