Background: Tuberculosis remains a major public health issue in India, with the country responsible for 1 in 5 of all confirmed TB cases worldwide. Tuberculosis and other communicable diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, leprosy, etc. have been associated by society for decades with stigma and discrimination; this may interfere with the lifestyle and management of disease among these patients. Objective: To perform a systematic literature review to assess the scenario of stigma, discrimination, and elimination of TB in India. Methods: The literature search was carried out using databases like PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The results were correlated and analysis was performed. Results: The studies projected various aspects of discrimination and stigma faced by TB patients. Further, detailed results will be discussed during the conference. Conclusion:Positive therapy interventions are recommended for advancing age and education patients with tuberculosis that can help reduce stigma and improve the quality of life.
Background: Quality of life can be defined as an individual's perception of his/her position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which he/she lives and in relation to his/ her goals, expectations, standards and concerns. It is a broad ranging concept affected in a complex way by the person's physical health, psychological status, social relationships, and his/her (person) environment. Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted among 173 participants who are working as food delivery workers in Chennai. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire after obtaining the consent from the participants. Data entry was done in Microsoft excel and the data was analysed using SPSS-ver-24. Results: Around 103 (59.5%) participants were under the age group of 20-29 years. 111 (64.2 %) were unmarried. Their education level was under graduation. Most of the workers earning>40,000 salary per month. And most of the participants were satisfied with their work. Conclusion: Most of the unemployed graduates involved in the food delivery work. Since they are getting more salary than for their professional, they are happily doing this job. Due to this rash driving accident may occur also they are more tensed while driving. Otherwise, they are doing their work with more satisfaction and their Quality of life was good.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.