[HTML][HTML] Preparedness and preventive behaviors for a pandemic disaster caused by COVID-19 in Serbia

VM Cvetković, N Nikolić… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The disease was first detected in Wuhan, the capital of …

[HTML][HTML] Duration and determinants of delayed tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in high-burden countries: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis

AKJ Teo, SR Singh, K Prem, LY Hsu, S Yi - Respiratory research, 2021 - Springer
Background Thirty countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden bear 87% of the
world's TB cases. Delayed diagnosis and treatment are detrimental to TB prognosis and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the consequences of stigma for tuberculosis patients in urban Zambia

AL Cremers, MM de Laat, N Kapata, R Gerrets… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Stigma is one of the many factors hindering tuberculosis (TB) control by
negatively affecting hospital delay and treatment compliance. In Zambia, the morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Community knowledge, attitude, and practices towards tuberculosis in Shinile town, Somali regional state, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

D Tolossa, G Medhin, M Legesse - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Though tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable, its global burden remains
enormous. Similarly, TB is one of the major public health problems in Ethiopia, particularly in …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients at primary health care facilities in a South African metropolitan: research towards improved health …

NG Kigozi, JC Heunis, MC Engelbrecht… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Health education is important to empower patients and encourage their
contribution towards tuberculosis (TB) control. In South Africa, health education activities are …

[HTML][HTML] Stigma matters in ending tuberculosis: Nationwide survey of stigma in Ethiopia

DG Datiko, D Jerene, P Suarez - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) affects, and claims the lives of, millions every year. Despite
efforts to find and treat TB, about four million cases were missed globally in 2017. Barriers to …

A review of the interplay between tuberculosis and mental health

AM Doherty, J Kelly, C McDonald, AM O'Dywer… - General hospital …, 2013 - Elsevier
AIMS: Tuberculosis and mental illness share common risk factors including homelessness,
HIV positive serology, alcohol/substance abuse and migrant status leading to frequent …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study

X Chen, L Du, R Wu, J Xu, H Ji, Y Zhang, X Zhu… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The stigma of tuberculosis (TB) poses a significant challenge to TB control
because it leads to delayed diagnosis and non-adherence. However, few studies on TB …

Public reactions to the disaster COVID-19: a comparative study in Italy, Lebanon, Portugal, and Serbia

A Öcal, VM Cvetković, H Baytiyeh… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A new coronavirus emerged in December 2019 and quickly spread globally, causing
unprecedented social, psychological, and economic damage. This study aimed to …

Help-seeking behaviour, barriers to care and experiences of care among persons with depression in Eastern Cape, South Africa

LMC Andersson, I Schierenbeck, J Strumpher… - Journal of affective …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about the help-seeking behaviour and barriers to care among
people with depression in poor resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methods This is a …