Defining tuberculosis vulnerability based on an adapted social determinants of health framework: a narrative review

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Table 1. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria	Include documents in which an explicit definition of TB vulnerability or criteria to define vulnerability and/or a list of TB vulnerable populations were presented Include published documents, such as peer-reviewed journal articles, policy documents, reports, etc. Include documents published since the year 2010 Include documents in English, Chinese, and French
Exclusion criteria	Exclude documents which simply mention TB vulnerability and/or TB vulnerable populations without giving explicit definition and/or criteria and/or list of TB vulnerable populations Exclude documents which defined vulnerability relating to patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis or latent TB infection

Figure 1. Criteria for determining populations vulnerable to TB.

Table 2. List of tuberculosis vulnerable populations aligned to the construct and sub construct of the social determinants of health framework.

Construct	Sub-construct	Vulnerable populations
Socioeconomic position	Occupation	Miners; sex workers
	Ethnicity	Indigenous populations
	Gender and sexual orientation	Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals
	Migration	IDPs; asylum seekers; migrant workers;
Intermediary determinants	Material circumstances	People experiencing homelessness; people residing in urban slums or informal settlements; incarcerated populations; nomadic populations
	Behavioural and biological factors	People who use drugs; people with alcohol use disorders; people living with HIV

Figure 2. A conceptual framework of TB vulnerability based on adapted Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) framework.

Data availability statement

The dataset used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.