The relationship between patients’ perception of nurse caring behaviors and tuberculosis stigma among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Swaziland

Background: Tuberculosis is major cause of death worldwide and Swaziland is one of the countries with highest rates. The fear of drug resistant tuberculosis among nurses may lead to poor nurse caring behaviors which patient perceive as stigma. Objectives: To examine (1) the relationship between pati...

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Main Authors: Bongi Siyabonga Nkambule, Jane Lee-Hsieh, Chieh-Yu Liu, Su-Fen Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139118300362