What does #stigma look like in đŠđŞfor someone with #hepatitisB? #TherVacB researchers @igem_tum investigated this - and answers were clear.
Some #patients felt little stigma, others a lot. What made the difference? It was language, privacy needs, secrecy.
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đThis is one of the 1st such studies in Western Europe. And led by social scientists @bettizimm and colleagues (#TUM) with #TherVacB clinical partners in Munich, Hannover & Leipzig. Stigma, they learned, is about how people perceive and protect their #identity.
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To tackle stigma, we need to go beyond medicine. We need conversations, awareness, cultural understanding.
This research offers a foundation for just that.
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đŹDiscuss it, share it, use it.
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Perceptions of Stigma Among Patients With Hepatitis B in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey
Background: Many studies find associations between hepatitis B and stigma, but studies from the Western European conte...
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On #WorldHepatitisDay, weâre proud to launch the new COR-HEPB website: https://cor-hepb.org
COR-HEPB advances hepatitis B cure research and access to care in LMICs.
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