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6/ Ending infectious diseases like #TB #HIV #Leprosy needs integrated biomedical & psychosocial support to address associated stigma & mental illness. Later this month, we will present our research co-developing an intervention in Indonesia to do just that! See you on #Bluesky!.

5/ We mapped the #psychosocialsupport intervention target populations, activities, mechanisms of action, & intended outcomes onto an integrated framework for stigma reduction in infectious diseases to show possible pathways towards psychosocial wellbeing.

4/ The key reported mechanism of intervention effect was peers/supporters enabling those with #HIV #TB #Leprosy to feel seen/listened to, to improve self-esteem, & to facilitate not only adherence but to continue their daily lives, thereby improving psychosocial wellbeing.

3/ Community-based psychosocial support interventions were reported to reduce stigma & improve mental health & wellbeing of people with #TB #HIV #Leprosy. Comprehensive community engagement & peer/supporter training was cited as vital to ensure intervention success/sustainability.

2/ Our scoping review "Community-based psychosocial support interventions to reduce #stigma and improve #mentalhealth of people with #infectiousdiseases" identified 30 studies including 21 on #HIV, 7 on #Leprosy, and 2 on #TB.

1/ 📢I'm moving to & for posting but before I do, @AhmadFuady01 & our @univ_indonesia @LSTMnews teams can share our new article in @Idpbmc2012 🎉! Thanks @The_MRC PHIND & @RSTMH for funding our TB-CAPS study!.

RT @DaftaryAmrita: Great to see this out! . @UnionConference @StopTB @TAGTeam_Tweets @McGill_TB @DIGHR_YorkU @HSRCza @AthenaInst @sshiftb.

RT @BiratNepal: Transforming walls into voices! This traditional Mithila mural in Maithili language from Mahottari, Nepal, under the #CHANG….

RT @Lung_Institute: Excited to share the IGNITE Study preliminary findings at the 7th Annual TB & Leprosy Conference! The TB Working Group….

RT @LSTMnews: That's a wrap on our 125th Anniversary Scientific Symposium! . We've had an amazing three-days filled with invigorating discu….

RT @Lung_Institute: Health and gender intersect in complex ways. For example, the appeal of masculinity often influences how men engage wit….

RT @TheLancet: ICYMI: Over 800 million adults are now living with #diabetes worldwide with more than half not receiving treatment, global a….

RT @sshiftb: Join #SSHIFTB in a virtual discussion of qualitative #TB research this December! . 🗓���December 11 2024, 10am ET . "Good citize….

RT @maleakings: "Stigma is worse than the disease". People with #PsychosocialDisabilities contribute equitably to society & must be safegua….

RT @CaitlinRThom: The evaluation of our CCHF RDT is out! .Our test was 90.4% sensitive and 96.2% specific in prospective serum samples in T….

RT @sshiftb: 💭"Checking our blind spots" @UnionConference , supported by #sshiftb and @TAGTeam_Tweets . on the framing of (in)equity in #TB….

RT @LIGHTonTB: 🕺🏼Today is #InternationalMensDay. ⬇️This gender disparity highlights the need for gender-responsive health interventions to….

RT @maleakings: #Communityled #selfhelp groups are effective in addressing #stigma, and #MentalHealth challenges for people with #skinNTDs.….