Socio-economic factors affecting TB patients are: 

1. General socioeconomic conditions of the society, culture and environment. This includes:

Palliative care is specialised medical care for people living with a serious illness.

• This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness.
• The goal is to improve the quality of life for both the patient and the family.
• Palliative care is based on the needs of the patient, not on the patient’s prognosis.

Need for Palliative Care for TB Patients

The Patients’ Charter for Tuberculosis Care (the Charter) outlines the rights and responsibilities of people with TB. It empowers people affected by TB and their communities through this knowledge. Initiated and developed by persons affected by TB from around the world, the Charter makes the relationship with healthcare providers a mutually beneficial one.

Palliative Care in TB patients

Social inclusion and wellness activities

Renal insufficiency due to longstanding TB disease itself, previous use of aminoglycosides or concurrent renal disease is not uncommon and great care should be taken in the administration of second-line drugs in such patients. ​

Drugs that might require a dose or interval adjustment when there is mild to moderate renal impairment are Ethambutol (E) and Levofloxacin (Lfx).​ In cases with severe renal impairment, Lfx can be replaced with a normal dose of Moxifloxacin (Mfx) (200/400 mg/kg).​