Patients perceived stigma associated with community-based directly observed therapy of tuberculosis in Uganda

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 337-342

  Katamba, A ^a   Neuhauser, D B ^b   Smyth, K A ^b   Adatu, F ^c   Katabira, E ^d   Whalen, C C ^b  

^a Kampala City Council   (Uganda)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Natl TB and Leprosy Contr Prog   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 27544439471     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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