Objective Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, social stigma towards COVID-19 infection has
become a major component of public discourse and social phenomena. As such, we aimed …

Background: Covid-19 is a contagious and dangerous disease. So that the sufferer must be
isolated either independently at home, isolated in the hospital, or isolation in the village. In …

Background: Year 2020 started with global health crisis known as COVID-19. In lack of
established tools and management protocols, COVID-19 had become breeding ground for …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great toll on global health. Frontline
healthcare workers (FHCW) directly involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients have …

Stigma is understood as a process of negative discrimination against people with certain
physical, behavioral or social attributes (Goffman, 1963). In the context of health, stigma is …

Stigmatization towards COVID-19 patients can lead to negative outcomes like social
exclusion and bullying, and it may hinder the willingness of people to undergo testing. This …

Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at a COVID-19 treatment facility
managed by public-private partnership in South India. The study was approved by the …

Background Social stigma against persons infected with COVID-19 is not uncommon. This
qualitative study aimed to explore the experience of social stigma among COVID-19 positive …

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting strain on every country in the world and their health
systems. Healthcare professionals struggle on the frontline and they can experience stigma …

Purpose The spread of novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has affected more than four
million lives worldwide. Unfortunately, incidents of stigmatisation associated with COVID-19 …