Stigma Associated with Tuberculosis

Does the patient live in a society with a negative view of people with tuberculosis?

Do the patient's family and friends have negative views about people with tuberculosis?

Does the person appear ill and unhealthy?

Are people afraid of contracting tuberculosis from the patient?

Is the person known to have drug-resistant tuberculosis?

Is the patient coinfected wtih HIV, hepatitis C or infection associated with stigma?

Is the patient poor?

Does the person engage in socially unacceptable behaviors (crime, injection drug use, prostitution, etc)?

Does the person belong to a group subject to discrimination?