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. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were measured. The stigma component was measured through a validated scale and a multiple linear regression was used.
Results: The study analysed 232 patients, of which 52.2% were men, 53.5% were between 27 and 59 y of age and 66.8% had a basic-medium education level. Two characteristics were significantly related to a higher stigma score: the basic-medium education level and homeless status. Homeless status increased the stigma score by 0.27. In contrast, the adjusted stigma score decreased by 0.07 if the patient's health status was perceived as 'healthy'.
Conclusion: Stigma is maximized in homeless patients and patients with a low education level. It is minimized in patients who perceive their state of health as 'healthy'.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac024 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Marathon Running: A narrative Review.
Sports Med Open
January 2025
Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Background: Marathon training and running have many beneficial effects on human health and physical fitness; however, they also pose risks. To date, no comprehensive review regarding both the benefits and risks of marathon running on different organ systems has been published.
Main Body: The aim of this review was to provide a comprehensive review of the benefits and risks of marathon training and racing on different organ systems.
Age-threshold for increased risk of developing back disorders: prospective cohort with 74 000 individuals from the UK Biobank.
Eur Spine J
January 2025
Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Objective: To investigate the prospective associations between age and the risk of low back disorders (LBD), dorsal disorders (DD), and cervical disorders (CD), and to identify a potential age-threshold for increased risk of back disorders.
Methods: Prospective cohort from the UK Biobank comprising adults with no history of back disorders. We examined different ages and their association with the risk of back disorders derived from diagnoses of hospital registers.
Analysis of the effect of platelet function and different doses of ticagrelor after flow diverter treatment of intracranial aneurysms.
Neurosurg Rev
January 2025
Neurosurgery Center, Department of Cerebrovascular Surgery, Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ticagrelor has become the standard drug for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) with flow diverters (FDs), but the dosage has not been standardized. The effect of platelet function on clinical and imaging prognosis remains unclear. This study aimed to show the effects of different doses of ticagrelor and platelet aggregation function on the clinical and imaging prognosis after FDs treatment of aneurysms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDual-energy CT-derived virtual noncalcium imaging to assess bone marrow lesions in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Chuanshan Road No. 69, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.
To determine the diagnostic performance of dual-energy CT (DECT) virtual noncalcium (VNCa) technique in the detection of bone marrow lesions (BMLs) in knee osteoarthritis, and further analyze the correlation between the severity of BMLs on VNCa image and the degree of knee pain. 23 consecutive patients with clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis were underwent DECT and 3.0T MRI between August 2017 and November 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCauses and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Background: The avoidable causes of infant mortality should be identified, and interventions should be made to improve the infant mortality rate. The cause of infant deaths should be assessed in both medical and social contexts.
Objectives: We aimed to determine the medical causes of infant mortality by verbal autopsy and its determinants in two rural blocks of the Khordha district of Odisha and assess the pathway of care and delay in seeking care for the illness preceding infant death using the three-delay model.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!