Tuberculosis

TUBERCULOSIS

Evidence for Equity seeks to highlight which interventions work and which don’t work (and may be harmful) and to provide this information to people making decisions about health to improve health equity.

On this page you'll find links to summaries of systematic reviews of interventions for tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Click on the icons in the table below.

These interventions are influenced by personal characteristics captured by the acronym PROGRESS-Plus including place of residence Place of Residence, socioeconomic status Socioeconomic status, and additional charateristics such as sexual orientation PlusRead more about PROGRESS-Plus.

InterventionsOutcomes
Increased case detection
Increased access to care
Decreased time to diagnosis
Reduced mortality
Decreased transmission rates
Outreach household screening and outreach clinics
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BabiesBabies
Adult femaleAdult female
Adult maleAdult male
ChildrenChildren