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Table 2 Tuberculosis stigma scores by participant type

From: Quantification and correlates of tuberculosis stigma along the tuberculosis testing and treatment cascades in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

TB stigma

Community members

TB presumptives

TB patients

P-value

Perceived community TB Stigma (mean ± SD)

Range: 0–24

13.6 ± 4.8

14.7 ± 4.4

13.3 ± 5.1

0.043

Adjusted comparisons*

Stigma score difference

Std. Err

95% CI

 

Presumptive vs community member

1.21

0.54

(0.14, 2.27)

 

Presumptive vs patients

1.64

0.60

(0.46, 2.83)

 

Patient vs community member

0.44

0.58

(− 0.69, 1.57)

 
  1. *Adjusted for gender, age, race, and district