Interventions pathways to reduce tuberculosis-related stigma: a literature review and conceptual framework

C Nuttall, A Fuady, H Nuttall, K Dixit, M Mansyur… - Infectious diseases of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Prevention of tuberculosis (TB)-related stigma is vital to achieving the World
Health Organisation's End TB Strategy target of eliminating TB. However, the process and …

A systematic review on the cultural factors associated with stigma during pandemics

MK Zay Hta, RSK Ting, PH Goh, QH Gan, L Jones - Current Psychology, 2024 - Springer
Both public stigma and perceived self-stigma are prevalent during pandemics threatening a
divide among the global community. This systematic review examined the cultural factors …

The relationship among social support, experienced stigma, psychological distress, and quality of life among tuberculosis patients in China

X Chen, J Xu, Y Chen, R Wu, H Ji, Y Pan, Y Duan… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The complex relationships among social support, experienced stigma, psychological
distress, and quality of life (QOL) among tuberculosis (TB) patients are insufficiently …

Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study

X Chen, L Du, R Wu, J Xu, H Ji, Y Zhang, X Zhu… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The stigma of tuberculosis (TB) poses a significant challenge to TB control
because it leads to delayed diagnosis and non-adherence. However, few studies on TB …

Perceived stigma among patient with pulmonary tuberculosis at public health facilities in southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

M Mohammedhussein, M Hajure, JE Shifa… - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Although tuberculosis (TB) related stigma has a significant impact on the
diagnosis, patient adherence with treatment, and recovery from the disease, there is limited …

Moralization and mismoralization in public health

SR Kraaijeveld, E Jamrozik - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2022 - Springer
Moralization is a social-psychological process through which morally neutral issues take on
moral significance. Often linked to health and disease, moralization may sometimes lead to …

Stigma towards people with tuberculosis: a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a scale in Indonesia

A Fuady, B Arifin, F Yunita, S Rauf, A Fitriangga… - BMC psychology, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) remains a highly stigmatised disease that can cause or
exacerbate mental health disorders. Despite increased awareness of the importance of …

Patient and health system delay among TB patients in Ethiopia: Nationwide mixed method cross-sectional study

DG Datiko, D Jerene, P Suarez - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Effective tuberculosis (TB) control is the end result of improved health seeking
by the community and timely provision of quality TB services by the health system. Rapid …

A qualitative exploration into the presence of TB stigmatization across three districts in South Africa

D DeSanto, K Velen, R Lessells, S Makgopa… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) stigma is a barrier to active case finding and delivery of care
in fighting the TB epidemic. As part of a project exploring different models for delivery of TB …

Determinants of an unfavorable treatment outcome among tuberculosis patients in the Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

BM Ereso, M Sagbakken, C Gradmann, SA Yimer - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health challenge in Ethiopia. TB treatment
outcomes were suboptimal compared to the expected target of the national TB control …