Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Xu Chen (Author), Liang Du (Author), Ruiheng Wu (Author), Jia Xu (Author), Haoqiang Ji (Author), Yu Zhang (Author), Xuexue Zhu (Author), Ling Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The stigma of tuberculosis (TB) poses a significant challenge to TB control because it leads to delayed diagnosis and non-adherence. However, few studies on TB-related stigma have been completed in China. The aim of the current study was to explore the status of TB-related stigma...