Knowledge, health seeking behavior and perceived stigma towards tuberculosis among tuberculosis suspects in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia.

Knowledge, health seeking behavior and perceived stigma towards tuberculosis among tuberculosis suspects in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia.

BACKGROUND: Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest Ethiopia among TB suspects to assess knowledge about and stigma towards TB and their health seeking behavior. METHODS: A c...

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Main Authors: Gemeda Abebe, Amare Deribew, Ludwig Apers, Kifle Woldemichael, Jaffer Shiffa, Markos Tesfaye, Alemseged Abdissa, Fetene Deribie, Chali Jira, Mesele Bezabih, Abraham Aseffa, Luc Duchateau, Robert Colebunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2952624?pdf=render

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