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In-kind nutritional supplementation for household contacts of persons with tuberculosis would be cost-effective for reducing tuberculosis incidence and mortality in India: a modeling study

2024-01-01 health economics Title + abstract only
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BackgroundUndernutrition is the leading cause of tuberculosis (TB) globally, but nutritional interventions are often considered cost prohibitive. The RATIONS study demonstrated that nutritional support provided to household contacts of persons with TB can reduce TB incidence. However, the long-term cost-effectiveness of this intervention is unclear. MethodsWe assessed the cost-effectiveness of a RATIONS-style intervention (daily 750 kcal dietary supplementation and multi-micronutrient tablet). ...

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