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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2952624?pdf=render |
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