A longitudinal study of COVID-19 disclosure stigma and COVID-19 testing hesitancy in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines the relationship between COVID-19 disclosure stigma and COVID-19 testing hesitancy and assesses their changes between November 2020 and 2021.

Study design

This was a longitudinal cohort.

Methods

A total of 355 participants completed four study waves between November 2020 and November 2021. Factor analyses and Cronbach's alpha assessed the factor structure and internal consistency of the COVID-19 Disclosure Stigma scale. Paired t-tests and McNemar's Chi-squared test assessed change between the study waves. Multivariable logistic regression models examined the relationship between COVID-19 disclosure stigma and testing hesitancy at four study waves.

Results

COVID-19 disclosure stigma declined significantly between the last study wav

SUBMITTER: Dayton L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature