Cash for health: study tests if money can boost TB screening in poor, rural areas
NCT ID NCT06971952
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether offering a small cash payment to households can encourage more people to get screened for tuberculosis (TB) in rural Tanzania. Researchers will enroll 360 people recently diagnosed with TB and their families. Half will receive the usual care, and half will also get a cash reward if all household members complete TB screening. The study also looks at how malnutrition affects the risk of developing active TB. The goal is to find simple, affordable ways to close the TB diagnosis gap in high-burden communities.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- conditional cash transfer
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that small cash payments are a practical way to increase TB screening in rural communities, helping find more cases early.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 360 participants in one region, so results may not apply elsewhere. The cash incentive may not be enough to overcome other barriers like distance or distrust.
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Haydom Lutheran Hospital
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