Stigma in coronavirus disease-19 survivors in Kashmir, India: A cross-sectional exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has not only spawned a lot of stigma and discrimination towards its survivors but also to their corpses. We aimed to assess the magnitude and correlates of stigma in these survivors, on return to their communities.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, hospital-based, exploratory study conducted by the postgraduate department of psychiatry, in collaboration with the postgraduate department of chest medicine, Govt. medical college, Srinagar. The study was performed among COVID-19 survivors, who attended the outpatient department after their discharge from the hospital. Socio-demographic characteristics were recorded through semi-structured proforma. Stigma was measured by the stigma questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive

SUBMITTER: Dar SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7703941 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature