Evidence of tuberculosis treatment outcomes among people experiencing homelessness: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis is an infectious, preventable and treatable disease that is socially determined. People experiencing homelessness represent a group that is highly vulnerable to this disease, presenting a challenge for its control and elimination. The aim of this review was to synthesize the existing scientific evidence on the outcomes of tuberculosis treatment in the context of the population experiencing homelessness.

Methods

This scoping review was conducted following JBI guidelines. Six databases were consulted: MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, LILACS, CINAHL and EMBASE. Scientific literature with quantitative or mixed-method approaches may be included, published from 2015 onward, in English, Portuguese and Spanish, involving participants aged 15 years or older. T

SUBMITTER: Guerrero CSP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11967121 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature