An exploration of the causes of tuberculosis stigma in an urban district in Ghana

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1048-1054

  Dodor, E A ^a,b   Neal, K ^b   Kelly, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Fear of infection; Ghana; Qualitative research; TB stigma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; GHANA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; STIGMA; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOTYPING; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 51149101444     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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