Tackling tuberculosis patients' internalized social stigma through patient centred care: An intervention study in rural Nicaragua

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We report a patient-centered intervention study in 9 municipalities of rural Nicaragua aiming at a reduction of internalized social stigma in new AFB positive tuberculosis (TB) patients diagnosed between March 2004 and July 2005.<...

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Main Authors: Martinez Guillermo, Solis Alejandro, Macq Jean, Martiny Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/154