SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN SOUTHWEST ASIA: A META-ANALYSIS

The impact of tuberculosis on the economy of a nation is not addressed in any conclusive way as per the literature review.Most of the studies focus on household and patient level economy.World Economic Forum estimates that in India,TB causes loss of 100 million workdays per year. In the analysis we have discussed the burden of tuberculosis on southwest Asia and it significantly contributes to the existing literature.

Methods:We selected nine studies after excluding the irrelevant studies The studies were taken up from PubMed, Embase,Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect. After a detailed review of each study the following data were extracted.