Abstract:INTRODUCTION: Objective: Tuberculosis patients are stigmatized by the society, exposed to discrimination and in other words stigmatized. Our study was carried out to determine the level of stigmatization and the factors affecting the tuberculosis patients. METHODS: The sample of our study consisted of 95 patients with tuberculosis who were older than 18 years of age and had no communication problems by Tuberculosis Dispensary. The data were collected using Stigma Scale for Patients with Tuberculosis (SPTT) and… Show more
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