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The Analysis of Stigmatization and Discrimination in Tuberculosis Patients

Tüberküloz Hastalarında Damgalanma ve Ayırımcılığın Analizi

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11–21
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2022-10-18
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While the self-perception and internalized stigma levels of the patients who had no social security were higher in the female patients who participated in the study, while the sensible stigma levels of the married patients whose average monthly income was below the minimum wage were significantly higher (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) patients are stigmatized by the society, and exposed to discrimination.
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Key Findings & Data:Stigmatization causes delay in the diagnostic process of patients, disruptions in their treatment, decrease in their self-esteem and quality of life.
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Conclusion & Impact:While the self-perception and internalized stigma levels of the patients who had no social security were higher in the female patients who participated in the study, while the sensible stigma levels of the married patients whose average monthly income was below the minimum wage were significantly higher (p
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Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) patients are stigmatized by the society, and exposed to discrimination. Stigmatization causes delay in the diagnostic process of patients, disruptions in their treatment, decrease in their self-esteem and quality of life. Our study was carried out to determine the level of stigmatization exposed by tuberculosis patients and the factors affecting . Method: The sample of our study consisted of 95 tuberculosis patients followed by Tuberculosis Dispensary of Sivas Province The patients were older than 18 years of age and had no communication problems. The data were collected using Stigma Scale for Patients with Tuberculosis (SPTT) and sociodemographic questionnaire by face-to-face interview method. Results: Mean age of the patients was 46.96±14.21 years, and the study population consisted mostly (61.1%) of male patients. While the self-perception and internalized stigma levels of the patients who had no social security were higher in the female patients who participated in the study, while the sensible stigma levels of the married patients whose average monthly income was below the minimum wage were significantly higher (p

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deyişle stigmatize edilmektedir. Damgalanma hastaların tanı konma sürecinin gecikmesine, tedavilerininaksamalarına, benlik saygılarının ve yaşam kalitelerinin azalmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacıtüberküloz hastalarının maruz kaldığı damgalanma düzeyini ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir.Yöntem: Çalışmamız örneklemini Sivas Verem Savaş Dispanseri’nde takipli 18 yaşından büyük, iletişimproblemi olmayan, gönüllü 95 tüberküloz hastası oluşturmaktadır. Veriler yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyleTüberkülozlu Hastalarda Stigma Ölçeği (THSÖ) ve sosyodemografik anket formu kullanılarak toplandı.Hastaların sosyo-demografik yapıları kayıtedildi.Bulgular: Hastaların yaş ortalaması 46.96±14.21 yıl olup, %61.1’i erkektir. Araştırmaya katılan kadınhastalar ile sosyal güvencesi olmayan hastaların kendini algılama ve içselleştirilmiş stigma düzeyleri yüksek çıkarken, aylık ortalama geliri asgari ücret altı olanlar ile medeni durumu evli olan hastaların hissedilenstigma düzeyleri anlamlı düzeyde yüksek çıkmıştır (p

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Arslan, S., Demİrel, Y., Baltcı, M., Nemnezİ, S. (2022). The Analysis of Stigmatization and Discrimination in Tuberculosis Patients. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 35 - Sayı: 1, 11–21. https://ajindex.com/articles/557817

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