ArticleAfrican health sciences2021
Stigma among tuberculosis patients and associated factors in urban slum populations in Uganda.
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- Understanding Patient Experiences: A Mixed-Methods Study on Barriers and Facilitators to TB Care-Seeking in South Africa.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Addressing Stigma, Mental Well-Being, and Alcohol Use among People with Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Call for an Integrated Care Model.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Perceptions of tuberculosis and home-based infection screening among families and providers in Madagascar: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- TB-Related Stigma: A Hidden Obstacle to Adherence Monitoring with Video Directly Observed Treatment Among Patients with Tuberculosis in Uganda.Research square · 2025Article
- Perceived Stigma and Associated Factors Among Patients with Tuberculosis and Their Families in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Pre-treatment loss to follow-up and associated factors among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients diagnosed in Wakiso district, central Uganda.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Social isolation, social exclusion, and access to mental and tangible resources: mapping the gendered impact of tuberculosis-related stigma among men and women living with tuberculosis in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.BMC global and public health · 2025Article
- Adaptation and validation of perceived HIV and TB stigma scales among persons with TB.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to integrating tuberculosis treatment into community pharmacies for people with TB/HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- FAMILY SUPPORT, MOTIVATION, AND PATIENT ADHERENCE TO TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT: INSIGHTS FROM INDONESIA.African journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
- An adapted scale to measure perceived TB and HIV stigma during household contact investigation.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2024Article
- Appraising perception, accessibility and uptake of DAT among patients with TB.Public health action · 2024Article
- Stigma and Associated Sex Disparities Among Patients with Tuberculosis in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study.Research square · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice towards tuberculosis among healthcare and non-healthcare students at a public university in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Stigma continues to be a major barrier to tuberculosis (TB) control particularly in urban populations. Stigma can influence health seeking behaviour and affect adherence to TB treatment, yet few studies have examined TB related stigma and associated factors in Uganda. This study was therefore conducted to determine the level of stigma and associated factors among TB patients in an urban setting in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Makindye division, Kampala among 204 patients with TB aged 18 years and above. Data were collected on socio-demographic, individual patient and HIV/AIDS related factors using an interviewer administered questionnaire. The outcome variable (stigma) was assessed on a four-point Likert scale from the participants' perspective. Stigma scores ranged from 0 to 36 which were summed up and a median stigma score calculated. Individuals with a stigma score equal or greater than the median were categorized as having high stigma. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with TB stigma. Results: Over half (52%) of the participants were found to have high TB stigma. Knowing someone who had died of TBAOR = 4.42, 95% CI (1.69 - 11.50) and believing that TB and HIV symptoms were similarAOR = 3.05, 95% CI (1.29 - 7.22) were positively associated with high TB stigma. The odds of having high stigma were 79% lower among individuals who had been previously treated for TBAOR = 0.21, 95% CI (0.09 - 0.52). Conclusions: Stigma towards TB was high in this urban population and mainly associated with knowing a person who had died of TB, perception that symptoms of TB are similar to those of HIV/AIDS, and previous TB treatment. Interventions to mitigate TB stigma are needed in urban populations and should also address HIV/AIDS related stigma.
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