The effects of stigma and social support on the health-related quality of life of people with drug resistance tuberculosis in Lagos, Nigeria
The overall HRQoL of people with DR-TB in Lagos, Nigeria, was poor. Strategies that improve social support systems and reduce stigma are needed to improve this. Further studies are also required to assess the changes in HRQoL over time and evaluate the impact of specific stigma-reduction interventions.
Authors
- C C Jinabhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-5815)
- Firoza Haffejee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3908-8949)
- Olusoji Daniel
- Olusola Adedeji Adejumo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-3244)
Institutions
- Durban University of Technology (ZA)
- Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital (NG)
- Olabisi Onabanjo University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-025-03902-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58
Funders
- Durban University of Technology