ArticleBMC public health2023
A qualitative exploration into the presence of TB stigmatization across three districts in South Africa.
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- "They Call Us Amaphara (Junkies)": Intersectional Tuberculosis, Alcohol, and Drug Stigma in South Africa.Stigma and health · 2025Article
- The effect of smart pillboxes on TB stigma among adults in a cluster-randomised TB treatment trial.IJTLD open · 2025Article
- Perceived Stigma and Associated Factors Among Patients with Tuberculosis and Their Families in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring the quality of life and its determinants among caregivers of patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- 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
- Healthcare workers' experiences with integrated HIV and TB prevention in Liangshan, China: a qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Patient-reported outcomes in tuberculosis: a qualitative exploration of psychosocial, economic, and treatment-related challenges.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundTuberculosis (TB) stigma is a barrier to active case finding and delivery of care in fighting the TB epidemic. As part of a project exploring different models for delivery of TB contact tracing, we conducted a qualitative analysis to explore the presence of TB stigma within communities across South Africa.
methodsWe conducted 43 in-depth interviews with 31 people with TB and 12 household contacts as well as five focus group discussions with 40 ward-based team members and 11 community stakeholders across three South African districts.
resultsTB stigma is driven and facilitated by fear of disease coupled with an understanding of TB/HIV duality and manifests as anticipated and internalized stigma. Individuals are marked with TB stigma verbally through gossip and visually through symptomatic identification or when accessing care in either TB-specific areas in health clinics or though ward-based outreach teams. Individuals' unique understanding of stigma influences how they seek care.
conclusionTB stigma contributes to suboptimal case finding and care at the community level in South Africa. Interventions to combat stigma, such as community and individual education campaigns on TB treatment and transmission as well as the training of health care workers on stigma and stigmatization are needed to prevent discrimination and protect patient confidentiality.
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