Measurement of stigma and associated characteristics in people with tuberculosis in Medellín, Colombia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Stigma towards tuberculosis (TB) delays diagnosis and compromises adherence to treatment. We measured the degree of stigma and identified the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics that were associated with a higher degree of stigma in patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB in Colombia.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 232 participants included in the TB control program in 2017.

Delays in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis within a context of medium incidence, Medellín, Colombia, 2017: an operational research.

Background: Delay in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is one of the first obstacles for controlling the disease. Delays generate greater deterioration of the health of the patients and increase the possibilities of transmission and infection at home and in the community. The aim of the study was to identify profiles and individual variables associated with patient delays and health care system delays in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Medellín, Colombia, a city that notifies 1400 new cases per year.