Burden of stigma among tuberculosis patients in a pastoralist community in Kenya: A mixed methods study.
<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) stigma remains a barrier to early diagnosis and treatment completion. Increased understanding of stigma is necessary for improved interventions to minimise TB stigma and its effects. The purpose of this study is to quantitatively measure TB stigma and...
Main Authors: | Grace Wambura Mbuthia, Henry D N Nyamogoba, Silvia S Chiang, Stephen T McGarvey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240457 |
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