Predictors of social response to COVID-19 among health care workers caring for individuals with confirmed COVID-19 in Jordan.

ABSTRACT: Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 forced public health authorities around the world to call for national emergency plans. Public responses, in the form of social discrimination and stigmatizing behaviors, are increasingly being observed against individuals with confirmed COVID-19 and healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for those individuals. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the perception of social discrimination and coping strategies, and explore predictors of social discrimination and coping with COVID-19 among HCWs and individuals with confirmed COVID-19. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive-comparative design to collect data, using a convenience sample of 105 individuals with confirmed COVID-19 and 109 HCWs using a web-based survey format. R

SUBMITTER: Dalky H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015117 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature