Stigma relating to tuberculosis infection prevention and control implementation in rural health facilities in South Africa - a qualitative study outlining opportunities for mitigation

• Main Authors: Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen (Author), Rodney Ehrlich (Author), Ncumisa Somdyala (Author), Trisha Greenhalgh (Author), Sarah Tonkin-Crine (Author), Chris C. Butler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a stigmatised disease with intersectional associations with poverty, HIV, transmission risk and mortality. The use of visible TB infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, such as masks or isolation, can contribute to stigma. Methods To explore stigma i...