Psychometric evaluation of a new drug-resistant tuberculosis stigma scale

Summary

Published January 2021.

Stigma contributes to diagnostic delay, disease concealment, and reduced wellbeing for people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and their communities. Despite the negative effects of stigma, there are no scales to measure stigma in people with MDR-TB. This study aimed to develop and validate a scale to measure stigma in people affected by MDR-TB in Vietnam.

Citation/Ref

Redwood, L., Mitchell, E. M., Nguyen, T. A., Viney, K., Nguyen, V. N., & Fox, G. J. (2021). Psychometric evaluation of a new drug-resistant tuberculosis stigma scale. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 133, 101-110.

Tags Drug-resistant TB Stigma

Geographies Vietnam