Community-based psychosocial support interventions to reduce stigma and improve mental health of people with infectious diseases: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stigma experienced by people with infectious diseases impedes access to care, leading to adverse psychosocial consequences. Community-based interventions could prevent or mitigate these consequences but lack robust evidence. This scoping review aimed to identify and critically appraise community-based psychosocial support interventions to reduce stigma and improve mental health for people affected by stigmatizing infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, and leprosy.

Methods

This was a scoping review of literature indexed in PubMed, Web of Science, Elton B. Stephens Company (EBSCO) database, as well as reports in the World Health Organization repository, published from January 2000 to June 2023. We included research articles and reports addressing

SUBMITTER: Anindhita M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613911 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature