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Tuberculosis and Stigmatization

Pathways and Interventions

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ID23364711
AuthorsAndrew Courtwright (0000-0001-9511-5975, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, corresponding author), Abigail Norris Turner (0000-0003-2463-6399, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Year2010
Volume125
Issue4_suppl
Pages34-42
Publication date2010-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3549 • E-ISSN: 1468-2877
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00333549101250s407
PMID20626191
OpenAlexW1508639755
LanguageEN
Citations received78
References cited66

The institutional and community norms that lead to the stigmatization of tuberculosis (TB) are thought to hinder TB control. We performed a systematic review of the literature on TB stigma to identify the causes and evaluate the impact of stigma on TB diagnosis and treatment. Several themes emerged: fear of infection is the most common cause of TB stigma; TB stigma has serious socioeconomic consequences, particularly for women; qualitative approaches to measuring TB stigma are more commonly utilized than quantitative surveys; TB stigma is perceived to increase TB diagnostic delay and treatment noncompliance, although attempts to quantify its impact have produced mixed results; and interventions exist that may reduce TB stigma. Future research should continue to characterize TB stigma in different populations; use validated survey instruments to quantify the impact of TB stigma on TB diagnostic delay, treatment compliance, and morbidity and mortality; and develop additional TB stigma-reduction strategies.

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Pathology · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Social stigma · Socioeconomic status · Stigma (botany) · Tuberculosis · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

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