Women and their mental and social wellbeing during multi-drug resistant TB treatment in Nepal
Study highlights 4 key areas where women undergoing TB treatment are more vulnerable to poorer mental and social wellbeing than men
Abstract
Treatment for multi-drug resistant TB is long and arduous and can cause depression and poor mental and physical health in patients. Our research sheds new light on the additional negative influence of gender and marital status on women’s mental and social wellbeing during their MDR-TB treatment.
This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s COMDIS–HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds
Citation
COMDIS. Women and their mental and social wellbeing during multi-drug resistant TB treatment in Nepal. COMDIS-HSD Research Brief (2016) 4p
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Published 1 January 2016