[HTML][HTML] Does direct benefit transfer improve outcomes among people with tuberculosis?–A mixed-methods study on the need for a review of the cash transfer policy in …

JD Dave, MP Rupani - International Journal of Health Policy and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: A direct benefit transfer (DBT) program was launched to address the dual
epidemic of under-nutrition and tuberculosis (TB) in India. We conducted this study to …

Barriers to engagement in the care cascade for tuberculosis disease in India: A systematic review of quantitative studies

TA Jhaveri, D Jhaveri, A Galivanche… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background India accounts for about one-quarter of people contracting tuberculosis (TB)
disease annually and nearly one-third of TB deaths globally. Many Indians do not navigate …

Impact of undernutrition on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in India: a multicenter, prospective, cohort analysis

P Sinha, C Ponnuraja, N Gupte… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Undernutrition is the leading risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) globally. Its impact
on treatment outcomes is poorly defined. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort …

Nutritional supplementation would be cost-effective for reducing tuberculosis incidence and mortality in India: the Ration Optimization to Impede Tuberculosis (ROTI …

P Sinha, SL Lakshminarayanan… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Undernutrition is the leading cause of tuberculosis (TB) in India and is
associated with increased TB mortality. Undernutrition also decreases quality of life and …

[HTML][HTML] Social protection interventions for TB-affected households: a scoping review

H Todd, M Hudson, N Grolmusova… - The American journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tuberculosis (TB) and poverty are inextricably linked. Catastrophic costs of TB illness drive
TB-affected households into worsening impoverishment and hamper treatment success. The …

Effects of conditional cash transfers on tuberculosis incidence and mortality according to race, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort

GS Jesus, PFPS Gestal, AF Silva, DM Cavalcanti… - Nature Medicine, 2025 - nature.com
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have been implemented globally to alleviate
poverty. Although tuberculosis (TB) is closely linked to poverty, the effects of CCT on TB …

Social determinants of tuberculosis: context, framework, and the way forward to ending TB in India

A Bhargava, M Bhargava, A Juneja - Expert Review of Respiratory …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Social determinants are involved in the causation of TB and its adverse
outcomes. This review was conducted to evolve a framework for action on social …

Direct benefit transfer for nutritional support of patients with TB in India—analysis of national TB program data of 3.7 million patients, 2018–2022

K Jeyashree, P Shanmugasundaram… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Patients with TB have additional nutritional requirements and thus additional
costs to the household. Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) is a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) …

Need for operational simplicity and timely disbursal of benefits—a qualitative exploration of the implementation of a direct benefit transfer scheme for persons with …

M Mohan, JWV Thangaraj, S Pandey… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2024 - mednexus.org
Background Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) is a direct benefit transfer scheme of the
Government of India introduced in 2018 to support the additional nutritional requirements of …

Experiences and needs of patients with MDR/XDR-TB: a qualitative study among Saharia tribe in Madhya Pradesh, Central India

S Nigam, RK Sharma, R Yadav, VG Rao, P Mishra… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) continues to be a major public health threat
posing a critical challenge to TB treatment and control worldwide. The present study was …