This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (prognosis). The objectives are as follows:

To determine the prognostic value of undernutrition in the general population of adults and children for predicting tuberculosis disease.

Population

Adults and children from the general population

Index prognostic factors

Undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight)

Outcomes

Incidence of tuberculosis (adjusted risk)

Timing

Short- and long-term follow-up

Setting

General population/outpatients

Study design

Cohort studies