Knowledge, Health Seeking Behavior and Perceived Stigma towards Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis Suspects in a Rural Community in Southwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest Ethiopia among TB suspects to assess knowledge about and stigma towards TB and their health seeking behavior. METHODS: A c...

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Autores principales: Abebe, Gemeda, Deribew, Amare, Apers, Ludwig, Woldemichael, Kifle, Shiffa, Jaffer, Tesfaye, Markos, Abdissa, Alemseged, Deribie, Fetene, Jira, Chali, Bezabih, Mesele, Aseffa, Abraham, Duchateau, Luc, Colebunders, Robert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013339

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013339

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