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From: Knowledge and stigma of latent tuberculosis infection in Brazil: implications for tuberculosis prevention strategies

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Associations between Avoidance and Stigmatizing Attitudes and Incidence of TB. Stratified by Knowledge of TB Symptoms, from adjusted mixed effects models accounting for clustering at the region level. a. Belief that those with TB should avoid contact with others; b. Belief that those with TB should feel ashamed; c. Belief that those with TB deserve their sickness; d. Belief that either the community or the interviewee would avoid contact with someone with TB. The TB incidence scale is the municipal incidence (per 100,000 persons in 2016); minimum value was 0, maximum value was 176.57, median value was 28.33

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