ArticleThoracic research and practice2025
A Research on Healthcare Professionals’ Stigma Towards Tuberculosis Patients
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- Underutilization of Bacteriological Testing in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Single-center Study from Mardin, Türkiye.Thoracic research and practice · 2026Article
- Perceived stigma among hospitalized pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Hue Central Hospital: A 2024 mixed method study in Vietnam.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Latent transition analysis of stigma and its association with treatment adherence in pulmonary tuberculosis patients during anti-tuberculosis therapy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Assessing tuberculosis stigma: a pooled multi-country descriptive analysis of 17 high-burden countries using a standardised tool.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Syrian civil war and assessment of tuberculosis among Syrian refugees and local citizens in Mardin.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveStrong collaboration between healthcare professionals and patients is necessary for the control of tuberculosis (TB), a potentially fatal and contagious disease without treatment. Our research aims to evaluate whether healthcare professionals have stigmatizing attitudes and behaviours toward TB patients. MATERIAL AND
methodsA web-based survey of 19 questions covering clinical situations was designed. A total of 528 healthcare professionals working in different healthcare institutions across the country participated in the survey. Stigma scores were recorded on a 5-point Likert response scale ranging from -2 to +2: the extreme points were ‘strongly disagree’ and ‘strongly agree’.
resultsThe highest stigma scores were observed in non-physician auxiliary healthcare personnel groups such as medical secretaries, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists, midwives, nurses, and nurse assistants, while the lowest scores were detected in specialist physicians and academic physicians. In demographic analyses, it was observed that healthcare workers (HCWs) who more often encounter TB cases have higher stigma scores. In addition, when evaluated according to the type of institution they work in, it was found that stigma levels were higher in pharmacies, clinics, individual medical practices, private and independent healthcare institutions, and workplaces.
conclusionThis study can contribute to reducing the stigma levels of HCWs towards TB patients with effective training programs and appropriate health policies, thus improving the health services provided to patients.
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