Validity and reliability of the tuberculosis-related stigma scale version for Brazilian Portuguese

Validity and reliability of the tuberculosis-related stigma scale version for Brazilian Portuguese

Abstract Background Stigma associated with tuberculosis (TB) has been an object of interest in several regions of the world. The behaviour presented by patients as a result of social discrimination has contributed to delays in diagnosis and the abandonment of treatment, leading to an increase in the...

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Main Authors: Juliane de Almeida Crispim, Laís Mara Caetano da Silva, Mellina Yamamura, Marcela Paschoal Popolin, Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Ana Angélica Rêgo de Queiroz, Aylana de Souza Belchior, Danielle Talita dos Santos, Flávia Meneguetti Pieri, Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira Rodrigues, Simone Terezinha Protti, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Pedro Fredemir Palha, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Social stigma
Validation studies
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2615-2

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