Background Perceived stigma has greatly influenced the life quality of the COVID-19
patients who recovered and were discharged (RD hereafter). It is essential to understand …

Objective To investigate the perceived-stigma level of COVID-19 patients in the early stage
of the epidemic and analysed related factors and correlations that affected the stigma levels …

Abstract Background and Aims Health‐related stigma arises from the perceived association
between a person or group of certain characteristics and a specific disease. Coronavirus …

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is closely associated with
physical and mental health problems; however, little is known about the severity of stigma …

The present study aimed to assist public health efforts by developing and conducting
psychometric testing of a brief measure of COVID-19-related stigma among people who …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tremendously impacts the physical and mental
health of humans worldwide. Consequently, studies on COVID-19 remain extensive …

Objectives To describe the situation of COVID-19-related stigma towards patients with
COVID-19 and people from the city of Wuhan in China and to assess the associations …

Objective Social stigma related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ie, COVID-19 stigma,
forms a burden on people socially, economically, and mentally. This study assessed COVID …

Background Growing evidence suggests that individuals with COVID-19 face stigmatization,
which is associated with poor health outcomes and behaviors. However, very few population …

Purpose To test the validity of a COVID-19 public stigma scale and an attributional model of
stigma during the early stages of the pandemic. Design We administered a cross-sectional …