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Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease strongly influenced by social determinants closely associated with cycles of poverty and social exclusion. Within this context, providing social protection for people affected by the disease constitutes a powerful instrument for reducing inequalities and enhancing inclusion and social justice. This study aimed to identify and synthesize strategies and measures aimed at ensuring social protection as a right of people affected by tuberculosis. Methods: This is a scoping review, with searches conducted in six databases in February 2023. We included publications from 2015 onwards that elucidate strategies and measures of social protection aimed at safeguarding the rights to health, nutrition, employment, income, housing, social assistance, and social security for people affected by tuberculosis. These strategies could be implemented through policies, programs, and/or governmental agreements in any given context. The data extracted from the articles underwent descriptive analysis and a narrative synthesis of findings based on the dimensions of social protection. Additionally, we developed a conceptual framework illustrating the organizational and operational aspects of measures and strategies related to each dimension of social protection identified in this review. Results: A total of 9317 publications were retrieved from the databases, of which sixty-three publications were included. The study’s results highlighted measures and strategies concerning the social protection of people affected by tuberculosis. These measures and strategies revolved around the rights to proper nutrition and nourishment, income, housing, and health insurance, as well as expanded rights encompassing social assistance and social welfare. It was reported that ensuring these rights contributes to improving nutritional status and the quality of life for individuals with tuberculosis, along with reducing catastrophic costs, expanding access to healthcare interventions and services, and fostering TB treatment adherence, thereby leading to higher rates of TB cure. Conclusions: Our findings identify social protection measures as a right for people affected by tuberculosis and have the potential to guide the development of evidence-based social and health policies through collaboration between tuberculosis control programs and governmental entities.
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Funding Information: The present work was carried out with the support of the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior —Brazil (CAPES/Brazil)—funding code 001. Funding Information: Another study conducted in Bangladesh, through a collaboration between the TB Control Program and funding from the Global Fund, introduced the reimbursement of direct costs due to TB diagnoses as a means of financial protection. This approach aimed to connect the poorest people to diagnosis and improve the detection of new cases []. Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).
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Government program Human rights Public policy Review Social welfare Tuberculosis RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Infectious Diseases Health Policy SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 1 - No Poverty SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities