Table 2

Distribution of respondents by psychosocial wellbeing items

DomainsNoYes
Social disconnection
 Concerned that people will say bad things of me32 (32.7)66 (67.3)
 Fear of social rejection/isolation due to stigma38 (38.8)60 (61.2)
 Worried that people will know I am being treated for TB in the hospital47 (48.0)51 (52.0)
 Loneliness30 (30.6)68 (69.4)
Separation from family
 Worried about my family29 (29.6)69 (70.4)
 Miss being with my partner27 (27.6)71 (72.4)
 Long hospital stay denies me support from my family38 (38.8)60 (61.2)
 Being separated from my family27 (27.6)71 (72.4)
 Worried about disengagement from community41 (41.8)57 (58.2)
Fear of hospitals and drugs
 Hospital feels like a prison39 (39.8)59 (60.2)
 Concern about side-effects of medicines32 (32.7)66 (67.3)
 Concern that I have taken too many drugs26 (26.5)72 (73.5)
 Have ability to tolerate side-effects43 (43.9)55 (56.1)
 Low expectations of cure51 (52.0)47 (48.0)
Loss of social responsibility
 Miss doing all the usual things I used to do23 (23.5)75 (75.5)
 Worried that I will lose my job48 (49.0)50 (51.0)
 Frustrations about the temporary inability to work/study/perform social responsibilities52 (53.1)46 (46.9)
 Worried about income33 (33.7)65 (66.3)
  • TB, tuberculosis.