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ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2025

Lived experiences of women suffering from Tuberculosis in Kashmir: an interpretative phenomenological study.

Rubeena Akhter, Wakar Amin Zargar, Fayaz Ahmad Paul

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Article in Frontiers in global women's health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Rubeena AkhterCentre for Women Studies and Research, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
Wakar Amin ZargarDepartment of Social Work, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
Fayaz Ahmad PaulDepartment of Psychiatric Social Work, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate women's experiences with tuberculosis and the challenges they face during their illness. It also explored the impact of infertility on their social relationships. Method: The study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to understand the experiences of 21 women affected by tuberculosis. These women shared their tuberculosis-related infertility struggles and the repercussions they faced during their illness. Results: The results are discussed in terms of two main themes: 1. Tuberculosis as an enduring experience with an emotional response to physical suffering; and 2. Tuberculosis and the concern of conceiving as a case beyond Microbiology. Conclusion: The study findings provide better insight into the sufferings and miseries of infertility due to tuberculosis, as well as the impact of illness on overall well-being, emphasizing the need for targeted intervention.

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conceivingillnessKashmirmotherhoodTuberculosiswomen

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PMID40182225
PMCPMC11966439

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