Cost-effectiveness of diabetes screening and diagnosis services for people with tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines
Authors' conclusion
Our findings suggest that providing diabetes care for people with TB will be cost saving, and the intervention is likely to be most cost saving in people with BMI >18.5 kg/m2 or those aged >45 years.
Study context
- Population
- People with TB and unknown diabetes status at TB diagnosis, Philippines
- Comparison
- Diabetes testing and routine diabetes care for people with TB vs TB treatment only
- Outcome
- Cost-effectiveness (willingness to pay threshold per disability-adjusted-life-year of 50 % of gross domestic product per capita)
Methodological detailsdecision tree model, provider and societal perspectives
- Decision tree model
- Provider and societal perspectives
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Probability of the intervention being cost saving
Probability of cost saving, provider and societal perspectives, aged ≥18 years
99 %
Further findings
Probability of cost saving by subgroup
- Probability was highest in people with BMI >18.5 kg/m² and in those aged >45 years
Original publication
Cost-effectiveness of diabetes screening and diagnosis services for people with TB in the Philippines. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 8 March 2025. doi:10.
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