<i>Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana</i>: receipt and utilization among persons with TB notified under the National TB Elimination Program in India, 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), a direct benefit transfer scheme under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in India, provides a monthly benefit of INR500 for nutritional support of persons with TB (PwTB).

Objectives

To determine the proportion of PwTB receiving atleast one NPY instalment and pattern of utilisation; to ascertain factors associated with NPY non-receipt and association of NPY receipt with TB treatment outcome.

Methods

In our cross-sectional study, we used multi-stage sampling to select PwTB whose treatment outcome was declared between May 2022 and February 2023. A cluster-adjusted, generalized linear model was used to identify factors associated with the non-receipt of NPY and determine association between NPY receipt and

SUBMITTER: Jeyashree K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11265306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature