Analysis of hospitalization expenses and influencing factors in PTB patients in a hospital in Kashgar
Objective To analyze the composition of hospitalization expenses of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis(PTB)in a hospital of Kashgar from 2020 to 2022 and to explore its influencing factors,so as to provide evidence for reducing the economic burden of patients.Methods 9570 hospitalized patients with pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed and treated at a tuberculosis specialized hospital in Kashgar from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected as the research subjects.Descriptive analysis,non parametric testing,and multiple linear regression methods were used to analyze the hospitalization expenses and influencing factors.Results The median(quartile)of total hospitalization expenses for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is 13150.446(9891.34,19648.478)yuan.Among the composition of hospitalization expenses,material expenses(30.25％)and drug expenses(24.01％)accounted for the highest proportion.The main factors affecting the hospitalization expenses were age,marital status,hospitalization days,and initial treatment(all P＜0.001).Conclusion It is necessary to optimize the structure of hospitalization expenses and further reduce material and drug costs,improve relevant medical insurance policies and expand the scope of medical insurance,improve standardized diagnosis,treatment,and management models,and reasonably reduce hospitalization days.Strengthening scientific popularization and promotion of pulmonary tuberculosis prevention and control knowledge are the key to effectively controlling the hospitalization expenses of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Pulmonary TuberculosisComposition of hospitalization expensesInfluence factor
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