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Gender-transformative health promotion interventions that challenge harmful masculine norms, enhance health system responsiveness, and foster positive health behaviours show promise for improving linkage to and retention in TB care. However, evidence on their design, implementation, and effectiveness in SSA is limited. Following the Arksey and O\u2019Malley framework, refined by Levac et al., this scoping review will map evidence on gender-transformative health promotion interventions targeting adult men (\u226518 years) diagnosed with any form of TB in SSA. We will search PubMed via MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Embase.com, Global Health, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, Africa-Wide Information, and the WHO Library, and screen reference lists of included studies. Eligibility will follow the Population\u2013Concept\u2013Context (PCC) framework, focusing on interventions supporting linkage to care, treatment initiation, adherence, or retention in care. 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