Burden on the burdened: tuberculosis among Scheduled Tribes and non-Scheduled Tribes in constitutionally protected Scheduled and non-Scheduled areas of India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India accounts for over a quarter of the global tuberculosis (TB) burden. Among the most affected are India's Scheduled Tribes (STs) communities, experiencing a disproportionately higher TB prevalence compared to non-STs. Encouragingly, two successive rounds of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) showed the declined trend in overall TB prevalence in India, the rate of decline was markedly slower among STs, signalling that national gains have not translated into equitable progress. This study examines the point prevalence of TB and its determinants among STs and non-STs populations in constitutionally protected Scheduled and Non-Scheduled areas of India.

Methods

We analysed data from 2,077,924 individuals aged 15 and above from NFHS-5 (2019-2021) in India. Distric

SUBMITTER: Singh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581512 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature