Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Stigma Among HealthCare Workers Toward the Development of a Stigma-Reduction Strategy: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) is a growing concern worldwide. The poor rate of service delivery exacerbates the severity, leading to an increase in community transmission, which is further amplified by stigma. Health care workers (HCWs) are at the forefront lines of service delivery; their efforts are suspected of resulting in stigmatization, negatively impacting patient-centered care. However, little is known about DRTB-related stigma among these HCWs, and interventions are limited. Our scoping review is significant because it provides an overview of the DRTB stigma confronting HCWs and informs subsequent stigma-reduction initiatives. Utilizing Arksey and O'Malley framework, we exhaustively searched electronic databases for relevant English-language studies published from 2010 to 202

SUBMITTER: Liboon Aranas L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10286532 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature