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Tuberculosis
Research from Brussels Free University in tuberculosis provides new insights
July 15th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal BMC Public Health, "We report a patient-centered intervention study in 9 municipalities of rural Nicaragua aiming at a reduction of internalized social stigma in new AFB positive tuberculosis ( TB) patients diagnosed between March 2004 and July 2005. Five out of 9 municipal teams were coached to tailor and introduce patient-centered package." "New TB patients were assigned to the intervention group when diagnosed in municipalities implementing effectively at least TB clubs and home visits. We compared the changes in internalized stigma and TB treatment outcome in intervention and control groups. The...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)
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