Prevalence and risk factors of depression in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Nepal: A cross-sectional study

Background: Patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR TB) have a protracted course of illness and the available treatment has a low success rate. These factors combined with the associated stigma and financial implications put the patients with DR TB at an increased risk of depression. The psych...

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Main Authors: Sailesh Kumar Shrestha, Sulochana Joshi, Ratna Bahadur Bhattarai, Lok Raj Joshi, Nilaramba Adhikari, Suvesh Kumar Shrestha, Rajendra Basnet, Kedar Narsingh KC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579420300644