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  • Abstract---The cause of success in the process of treating tuberculosis patients is the emergence of stigma. Stigma has been argued as a barrier to tuberculosis therapy, because with the stigma the patient will become more closed, withdrawn and difficult to monitor treatment. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the stigma among tuberculosis patient and its effect. This study was used systematic review with literature search using online reference databases: ProQuest, Sciencedirect and SCOPUS. The keyword that used in this research was “tuberculosis or tb and social or public stigma”. A full of literature search and study selection process in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Studies will be a part of this research if they explain about stigma among tuberculosis patient. The review of 15 articles that met the criteria showed that many tuberculosis patient get negative stigma in their life. The level of stigma mostly high. In general, the majority of the community indicated that they would treat TB patients differently for the rest of their lives, do not want those with TB to play with their children, do not want to eat or drink with friends who have TB, and are uncomfortable about being close to those with TB. The stigma among tuberculosis patient is in high rate, so stigma reduction should prioritize the involvement of clients living with the stigmatized condition or behavior and health workers living with stigmatized conditions and should address both individual and structural level stigma. Keywords: tuberculosis, stigma, effect of stigma