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

ABSTRACT:

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-related stigma have been completed in China. The aim of the current study was to explore the status of TB-related stigma and its associated predictive factors among TB patients in Dalian, Northeast China.

Methods

An institution-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted among outpatients at Dalian Tuberculosis Hospital in Liaoning Province, Northeast China. Data were collected by using a questionnaire that measured TB-related stigma, treatment status, anxiety, social support, doctor-patient communication and so on. A multiple linear regression model was used to determine the predictors of TB-related stigma

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780403 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature