Stigmatization towards healthcare personnel during the first COVID-19 wave in Central and Northern Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The evidence all over the world shows an alarming increase in the stigmatization of health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to explore possible psychological factors that help explain the disposition to stigmatize health personnel in the central and northern regions of Mexico. Two studies explore possible psychological factors to explain the disposition to stigmatize healthcare personnel (HP) in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. In study one, 520 participants responded to three instruments that measure the disposition to stigmatize, the perceived contagion risk, and the positive beliefs towards HP. Results showed a generalized low disposition to stigmatization, where only a small percentage obtained high scores. A regression analysis identified that stigmatization towar

SUBMITTER: Cruz-Torres CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756860 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature