Examination of The Stigmatization Levels Related to Tuberculosis in The Patient and The Healthy Individuals
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2017
Yazarlar: Duygu Bayraktar
Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, Uluslararası, 2017
Özet
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the level of stigmatization of healthy individuals toward the patients with tuberculosis and the level of stigmatization of patients as an individual with tuberculosis.Methods: This descriptive study comprised patients and healthy individuals who applied to the outpatient clinic between July 1, 2013, and July 7, 2014.The sample of the study consisted of 421 individuals including 312 healthy individuals and 109 individuals with tuberculosis.The data were collected using a questionnaire formed by the researchers and consisting of a question about the definitive characteristics of individuals and the Tuberculosis-Related Stigma Scale (TRS).The Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests and reliability test were used for data analysis.Written permission was obtained from the institutions, the ethics committee, and the individuals to conduct the study.Results: This study found that 36.9% of healthy individuals were aged between 36 and 53 years, and 33.7% of them were university graduates.It was also found that 42.2% of individuals with tuberculosis were aged between 36 and 53 years, and 40.4% of them were primary school graduates.The mean score on the TRS of healthy individuals was found to be 13.87±6.26,and that of individuals with tuberculosis was 11.08±5.50.Conclusion: Both the level of stigmatization performed by the healthy individuals toward the patients with tuberculosis and the level of stigmatization of patients with tuberculosis were found to be low.However, more stigmatization was found in patients who had a feeling of pessimism because they were diagnosed with tuberculosis and who knew that tuberculosis was contagious.The result suggested that the public should be educated about tuberculosis disease.