BACKGROUND: @entity1 living with @entity378 ( @entity378 ) experience significant disruption of their social life and are exposed to stigma and discrimination. This situation impacts on treatment adherence by individual @entity1 and on disease control especially in developing nations. Different aetiological propositions have been propounded, including the relationship of @entity378 with the @entity791 ( @entity791 ). OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate self-reported stigma experience among @entity378 @entity1 in Lagos and examine its socio-demographic determinants. METHOD: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, recruiting 205 @entity1 on treatment at two government-owned referral centres for @entity378 , using self-administered questionnaires to collect each respondent's data. RESULT: Eighteen percent reported a previous stigma experience. Stigma experience was observed to be significantly determined by age, low socio-economic status, level of education below secondary level, disclosure of status, history of @entity353 , previous smoking and alcohol history. Also, @entity1 unable to work on clinic days were more likely to experience stigma. Sex, religion, marital status and ethnicity were not significant determinants. CONCLUSION: Experience of stigma among @entity1 with @entity378 is common and may adversely affect treatment adherence. Healthcare workers and policy makers need to pay closer attention to the identified determinants for effective @entity378 control.

Socio-demographic determinants of stigma among XXXX with pulmonary tuberculosis in Lagos, Nigeria.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['TB', 'tuberculosis'] @entity791 :: ('MESH:D000163', 'Disease') :: ['Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome', 'AIDS'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
