A STUDY TO COMPARE THE LEVEL OF STIGMA IN PSYCHIATRIC AND TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS

Dr. Naresh Solanki; Dr. Madhu Saurabh Singh Dhurvey

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

A STUDY TO COMPARE THE LEVEL OF STIGMA IN PSYCHIATRIC AND TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS

Dr. Naresh Solanki, Dr. Madhu Saurabh Singh Dhurvey

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION

The study was planned to compare self-stigma experienced by psychiatric patients with tuberculosis patients and its relation to patient‘s age, gender, marital status, employment status and education level.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

A cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care hospital during March- October 2017 comprising patients from psychiatric and tuberculosis groups. We collected data on Socio-demographic Pro forma and the stigma scale & the statistical analysis by SPSS version 16.0.

RESULTS

Patients attending psychiatry OPD consistently gave responses showing a greater degree of self -stigma than those attending general medicine OPD for tuberculosis. The impact of demographic factors and psychiatric diagnosis on the perception of stigma was not statistically significant.

CONCLUSION

The findings of this study suggest high self-stigma among patients attending the Psychiatric Clinic in comparison with tuberculosis patients in the same setting. There was no significant correlation between stigma scores, patient‘s diagnosis, and demographic factors.