Othman, G.Q. lbrahim, M.I.M. Raja'a, Y.A. 2012 This study determined the costs associated with tuberculosis TB diagnosis and treatment for the public health services and patients in Sana'a, Yemen. Data were collected prospectively from 320 pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB patients 160 each who were followed until completion of treatment. Direct medical and nonmedical costs and indirect costs were calculated. The proportionate cost to the patients for pulmonary TB and extrapulmonary TB was 76.1 and 89.4 respectively of the total for treatment. The mean cost to patients for pulmonary and ...