COVID-19-related stigma and its sociodemographic correlates: a comparative study
| Autor: | Qing E. Zhang, Guo Qing Jiang, Yan Jie Zhao, Yuan Yuan, Ling Zhang, Todd Jackson, Yu-Tao Xiang, Teris Cheung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male China medicine.medical_specialty Social stigma Cross-sectional study Social Stigma Stigma (botany) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Social isolation Correlation of Data Pandemics Social rejection Analysis of Variance business.industry Research Health Policy Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Middle Aged COVID-19 survivors Mental health 030227 psychiatry Stigma Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Female Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Globalization and Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) Globalization and Health |
| ISSN: | 1744-8603 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12992-021-00705-4 |
| Popis: | Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is closely associated with physical and mental health problems; however, little is known about the severity of stigma caused by COVID-19 among its survivors. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare differences in stigma experiences of COVID-19 survivors versus healthy controls after the COVID-19 outbreak peak in China. Methods This cross-sectional study comprised 154 COVID-19 survivors and 194 healthy controls recruited through consecutive and convenience sampling methods, respectively. COVID-19 related stigma was measured by the Social Impact Scale (SIS). Stigma differences between the two groups were compared with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and a generalized linear model (GLM) was used to identify independent correlates of COVID-19-related stigma in this study. Results Compared with healthy controls, COVID-19 survivors reported more overall stigma (F(1,347) = 60.82, p F(1,347) = 56.54, p F(1,347) = 19.96, p F(1,347) = 71.40, p F(1,347) = 34.73, p p values Conclusion COVID-19-related stigma is commonly experienced among COVID-19 survivors even though the outbreak has been well-contained in China. Routine assessment of stigma experiences should be conducted on COVID-19 survivors and appropriate psychological assistance, public education, and anti-stigma campaigns and policies should be enforced to reduce stigma within this vulnerable subpopulation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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