Socio-economic factors associated with cancer stigma among apparently healthy women in two selected municipalities Nepal
While overall cancer stigma was low, some domains of stigma were higher among women in a suburban area in central Nepal; thus, indicating that cancer stigma persists in this region despite its low overall prevalence.
Authors
- Namuna Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-5976)
- Aerona Karmacharya
- Sushmita Mali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2216-3767)
- Sangini S. Sheth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3154-9624)
- Soniya Makaju
- Anne Stangl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9325-5077)
- Niroj Bhandari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-6147)
- Prasanna Rai
- Sunila Shakya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7209-7882)
- McKenna C. Eastment (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9185-0902)
- Bandana Paneru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2379-2659)
- Archana Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4741-090X)
- Kalpana Chaudhary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4882-6496)
- Lisasha Poudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6728-6213)
- Dinesh Timalsena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2418-9894)
- Diksha Kafle
- Priyanka Timsina
- Donna Spiegelman
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- International Center for Research on Women (US)
- Dhulikhel Hospital (NP)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- Kathmandu University (NP)
- Canadian Red Cross Society (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301059
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- National Cancer Institute