ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2016
Undernutrition & tuberculosis in India: Situation analysis & the way forward.
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- Malnutrition in tribal people living with tuberculosis in India: A systematic review & meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2024Pooled it
- Magnitude and determinants of undernutrition among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of undernutrition on mortality and morbidity among adults living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Predictors of mortality in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
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- Diet and nutrition status of adult multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases, household controls, and community controls in Mumbai, India.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Implementation of BMI field charts for nutritional assessment in adult patients with tuberculosis in Karnataka.Public health action · 2025Article
- Unraveling the Drivers of Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Panel Data Study Across 70 Developing Countries.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Nutritional Counselling and Support on Body Mass Index Recovery and Treatment Outcomes Among Tuberculosis Patients in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Impact of premorbid nutritional status on TB severity.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2025Article
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- Qualitative Study of Nutritional Support-Related Perceptions and Preferences Among Persons Affected by TB, Family Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers in India.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- The prevalence of undernutrition and associated risk factors in people with tuberculosis in Lao People's Democratic Republic.PloS one · 2025Article
- Qualitative study of acceptability, benefits, and feasibility of a food-based intervention among participants and stakeholders of the RATIONS trial.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- The potential impact on tuberculosis of interventions to reduce undernutrition in the WHO South-East Asian Region: a modelling analysis.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
- Treatment outcomes among patients with isoniazid mono-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai, India: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
- Estimation of potential social support requirement for tuberculosis patients in India.Health policy and planning · 2024Article
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Abstract
Undernutrition and tuberculosis (TB) are linked and have a bidirectional relationship. Undernutrition increases the risk of TB which in turn, can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition not only is a risk factor for progression of latent TB infection to active disease, but also increases the risk of drug toxicity, relapse and death once TB develops. The dietary intake of TB patients in the country is inadequate. Nutritional supplementation in patients with TB is associated with faster sputum conversion, higher cure and treatment completion rates, significant gain in body weight and body composition as well as better performance status. The Government of India has various social support schemes (including nutrition supplementation schemes) and policies, at the Centre as well as State levels. Here we discuss some successful examples and suggest a few solutions to address this gap; like considering TB patients as a vulnerable group for "Targeted Public Distribution System" and providing extra rations for the duration of treatment. Recommendations for the research community, civil societies, government organizations, non-governmental and corporate sector on the actions needed to achieve the goals of the End TB Strategy are also provided. Ultimately, reduction of TB burden in India and its elimination will require improving the nutritional status of the community as a whole.
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