A systematic review of global cultural variations in knowledge, attitudes and health responses to tuberculosis stigma

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 168-173

  Chang, Shiow Huey ^a   Cataldo, J K ^b  

^a Public Health Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Sex; TB

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE; ANTECEDENT VARIABLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL HEALER; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COINFECTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84892575981     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0181     Document Type: Review

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