Open Access<p>Impact of Stigma on People Living with Chronic Hepatitis B</p>
Author(s) -
Jayne Smith-Palmer,
Karin Cerri,
U. Sbarigia,
Eric K. H. Chan,
Richard F. Pollock,
William J. Valentine,
Kristien Bonroy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
patient related outcome measures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-271X
DOI - 10.2147/prom.s226936
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , medicine , qualitative research , immigration , social stigma , inclusion (mineral) , hepatitis b , gerontology , family medicine , psychiatry , immunology , psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , social psychology , social science , archaeology , sociology , history
People with chronic infectious diseases such as hepatitis B can face stigma, which can influence everyday life as well as willingness to engage with medical professionals or disclose disease status. A systematic literature review was performed to characterize the level and type of stigma experienced by people infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) as well as to identify instruments used to measure it.