Quantification and correlates of tuberculosis stigma along the tuberculosis testing and treatment cascades in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Quantification and correlates of tuberculosis stigma along the tuberculosis testing and treatment cascades in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background South Africa has one of the world’s worst tuberculosis (TB) (520 per 100 000 population) and TB-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics (~ 56% TB/HIV co-infected). While individual- and system-level factors influencing progression along the TB cascade have been identified, t...

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Main Authors: Dana Bresenham, Aaron M. Kipp, Andrew Medina-Marino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Stigma
Tuberculosis patient
Tuberculosis presumptive
Tuberculosis cascade
South africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-020-00762-8

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