en Midwifery Review Article Review Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background</span></span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: Public awareness and knowledge about tuberculosis (TB) are still limited, which increases the risk of TB spread among vulnerable individuals. This systematic review aimed to identify effectiveness of self-screening in reducing TB transmission among family members of TB patients.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Methods</span></span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: This systematic review was carried out on articles published between 2008 and 2021. The articles were retrieved from various databases including Scopus, Wiley Online Library, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Google Scholar using the following keywords: Self-screening OR screening OR early detection AND TB OR pulmonary TB AND vulnerable OR susceptible AND group OR people OR high-risk Group. All quantitative studies on household or community based self-screening for TB were included in the study. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results</span></span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: Nine eligible articles were subjected to qualitative analysis. Early detection of TB transmission could be done through tuberculosis counselling and household screening, including self-screening for TB household contacts.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion</span></span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: The management of self-screening of household contacts of TB patients is very important for reducing TB spread.</span></span></span></span></span></div> Tuberculosis, Diagnosis, Transmission, Screening 50 53 http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1361-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Abbasiah Abbasiah ummiabbasiah35@gmail.com 100319475328460011535 100319475328460011535 Yes Student of Jambi University, Jambi, Indonesia Asrial Asrial asrial@gmail.com 100319475328460011536 100319475328460011536 No Jambi University, Jambi, Indonesia Damris Muhammad damris@gmail.com 100319475328460011537 100319475328460011537 No Jambi University, Jambi Province, Indonesia Ummi Kalsum ummik8602@gmail.com 100319475328460011538 100319475328460011538 No Jambi University, Jambi Province, Indonesia