Perceived stigma among the patients of coronavirus disease-19 admitted at a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Northern India: A cross-sectional study.
Ind Psychiatry J
; 30(1): 118-122, 2021.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1302633
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease-related stigma started early in the pandemic with multiple media reports highlighting the discriminatory practices toward the health-care workers, patients, and survivors. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in a designated COVID -19 hospital in Delhi from 22 October 20 to 21 November 20. All patients admitted to the hospital for more than 72 h were eligible for participation in the study. Anyone without a mobile phone and not able to read was excluded from the study. The data were collected using a pretested, prevalidated questionnaire.RESULTS:
One hundred and twenty-two (92.4%) patients answered the questionnaire. All patients were male. A total of 54 (44.26% 95% confidence interval [CI] 35.3-53.5) COVID-19 patients blamed themselves for getting the infection, compared to 68 (55.74% 95% CI 46.5-64.7) patients who believed that acquiring the disease was not their fault. There was a statistically significant association between feeling ashamed and blaming themselves for COVID-19 (P = 0.046). A total of 19 (15.6%) have reported that they have been told that getting COVID-19 is your fault.CONCLUSION:
The stigma related to COVID - 19 needs to be tackled with multipronged strategy. In India, it is not a routine to assess mental health; however, the current pandemic has brought forward the importance of stigma and other related issues during the pandemic.
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Ind Psychiatry J
Year:
2021
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Article
Affiliation country:
Ipj.ipj_13_21
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