Ottmani, S. Obermeyer, Z. Bencheikh, N. Mahjour, J. 2008 We sought to characterize conceptions of tuberculosis TB in an urban population in Morocco. Thus 301 subjects, some being treated for TB patients and some attending health facilities for other conditions non patients , in 2 Moroccan cities were surveyed. Most patients did not identify their illness as TB referring instead to a body region or symptom. Non patients tended to cite causative factors related to living conditions, home and family. There was considerable stigma associated with TB. Most non patients knew that TB was treatable, but ...