Gender and socio-cultural determinants of TB-related stigma in Bangladesh, India, Malawi and Colombia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 856-866

  Somma, D ^a   Thomas, B E ^b   Karim, F ^c   Kemp, J ^d   Arias, N ^e   Auer, C ^a   Gosoniu, G D ^a   Abouihia, A ^a   Weiss, Mitchell G ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^c Research and Evaluation Division   (Bangladesh)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ENTRENAMIENTO E INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS CIDEIM   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cultural epidemiology; DOTS treatment; Gender; Stigma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOMBIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPLANATORY MODEL INTERVIEW CATALOGUE; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BANGLADESH; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAWI; MALE; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 47149101302     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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