Table 2.
Distribution of respondents by psychosocial wellbeing items
| Domains | No | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Social disconnection | ||
| Concerned that people will say bad things of me | 32 (32.7) | 66 (67.3) |
| Fear of social rejection/isolation due to stigma | 38 (38.8) | 60 (61.2) |
| Worried that people will know I am being treated for TB in the hospital | 47 (48.0) | 51 (52.0) |
| Loneliness | 30 (30.6) | 68 (69.4) |
| Separation from family | ||
| Worried about my family | 29 (29.6) | 69 (70.4) |
| Miss being with my partner | 27 (27.6) | 71 (72.4) |
| Long hospital stay denies me support from my family | 38 (38.8) | 60 (61.2) |
| Being separated from my family | 27 (27.6) | 71 (72.4) |
| Worried about disengagement from community | 41 (41.8) | 57 (58.2) |
| Fear of hospitals and drugs | ||
| Hospital feels like a prison | 39 (39.8) | 59 (60.2) |
| Concern about side-effects of medicines | 32 (32.7) | 66 (67.3) |
| Concern that I have taken too many drugs | 26 (26.5) | 72 (73.5) |
| Have ability to tolerate side-effects | 43 (43.9) | 55 (56.1) |
| Low expectations of cure | 51 (52.0) | 47 (48.0) |
| Loss of social responsibility | ||
| Miss doing all the usual things I used to do | 23 (23.5) | 75 (75.5) |
| Worried that I will lose my job | 48 (49.0) | 50 (51.0) |
| Frustrations about the temporary inability to work/study/perform social responsibilities | 52 (53.1) | 46 (46.9) |
| Worried about income | 33 (33.7) | 65 (66.3) |
TB, tuberculosis.