The stigma against tuberculosis in students of the faculty of medicine of a public university, 2017

Authors

  • Nora Reyes Puma Médico cirujano, Maestro en salud pública; Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Centro Colaborador Cochrane, Lima, Perú
  • Patricia Caballero Ñopo Médico cirujano, Maestro en ciencias; Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Centro Colaborador Cochrane, Lima, Perú
  • Eduardo Ticona Chávez Médico cirujano, Maestría en ciencias tropicales biomédicas; Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú
  • Vilma Ruth Béjar Castillo Bióloga, Maestro en salud pública; Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Julia Graciela Ávila Arosemena Estudiante de posgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Celia Maribel Castillo Villacrés Médico cirujano; Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Centro Colaborador Cochrane, Lima, Perú
  • Javier Alcides Morales Barrenechea Bachiller en ciencias aplicadas y estadísticas; Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Centro Colaborador Cochrane, Lima, Perú
  • Gustavo Alonso Urbano Quispe Estudiante de pregrado de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v79i3.15315

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Public Health, Social Discrimination, Students

Abstract

Introduction. Tuberculosis is a public health problem in our country. Affected patients are slow to access health services, among other factors due to the stigma and social discrimination that this disease has in the population. In addition, stigma has an impact on the social and family relationship of affected patients. The objective of the present study was to quantify the stigma in students of the faculty of medicine of a public university. Methods. An observational, descriptive and transversal study was carried out. A previously validated questionnaire was applied to students of the first three years of medical school, in order to quantify the stigma of tuberculosis. Results. The questionnaire was applied to 505 students of the medical school. 39% of the student population showed a moderate and great stigma in front of the people affected by tuberculosis; likewise, 38% showed a slight stigma and 23% did not present stigma against this disease. Conclusions. There is moderate and great stigma in 39% of the students of the medical school studied.

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Published

2018-10-09

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Vol. 79 No. 3 (2018)

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Artículo Original

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Reyes Puma N, Caballero Ñopo P, Ticona Chávez E, Béjar Castillo VR, Ávila Arosemena JG, Castillo Villacrés CM, et al. The stigma against tuberculosis in students of the faculty of medicine of a public university, 2017. An Fac med [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];79(3):225-8. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/15315