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. 2023 Feb 20;108(4):650–659. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0470

Table 4.

Summary of characteristics of social protection programs

Social protection program (N = 43)
n %
Target recipient group
 All people with TB 17 40
 People with MDR-TB 7 16
 TB and other diseases 7 16
 TB-affected household 5 12
 Not defined 3 7
 People with TB/HIV 1 2
 Migrants with TB 1 2
 People with TB and food insecurity 1 2
 People with DS-TB 1 2
Social protection type
 Nutritional/food support 13 30
 Conditional cash transfer 12 28
 A combination of financial and nutritional/food support 9 21
 Unconditional cash transfer 5 12
 Other financial intervention 2 4.5
 Community participation 2 4.5
Funding
 Multilateral organization 16 37
 Government 13 30
 Mixed funding sources 5 12
 Nongovernmental organization 3 7
 Other 6 14
TB specific versus TB inclusive
 Specific 26 60
 Inclusive 17 40

DS = drug susceptible; MDR = multidrug resistant; TB = tuberculosis.