Piloting "From the Inside Out" - a toolkit addressing tuberculosis-related self-stigma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-stigma among people who have tuberculosis (TB) can contribute to non-adherence to medication and disengagement from care. It can manifest in feelings of worthlessness, shame, and guilt, leading to social withdrawal and disengagement from life opportunities. Self-stigma may also affect families of those who have TB, or healthcare workers who treat them. However, few interventions addressing TB self-stigma exist to date.

Methods

We piloted the delivery of a toolkit of psychosocial interventions using a "training-of-trainers" approach with six staff members of a TB-focused NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) and partner organisations in Jakarta, Indonesia. These trainers could then disseminate the toolkit among community partner organisations. Local staff involv

SUBMITTER: Macdonald SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622890 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature