COVID-19 stigmatization after the development of effective vaccines: Vaccination behavior, attitudes, and news sources.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare COVID-19 stigmatization at two pandemic time points (1) August 2020-during lockdowns and prior to vaccine rollout, and (2) May 2021-during vaccine rollout, when approximately half of U.S. adults were vaccinated.

Methods

Comparison of COVID19-related stigmatization and associated factors in two national internet surveys conducted in August 2020 (N = 517) and May 2021 (N = 812). Factors associated with endorsing stigmatization were identified using regression analysis. The main outcomes included endorsement of stigmatization and behavioral restrictions towards persons with COVID-19 and towards persons of Chinese descent. A previously developed "stigmatizing attitudes and behavioral restrictions" scale was adapted to measure the intersection of negative att

SUBMITTER: Des Jarlais DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10138268 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature