STIGMA TOWARDS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TAKING CARE OF COVID-19 PATIENTS: A MULTI-COUNTRY STUDY
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Date
2022
Authors
Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.
Valdez, Glenn Ford D.
AL-Fayyadh, Sadeq
Al-Najjar, Hani
Elamir, Hossam
Barakat, Muna
Almazan, Joseph U.
Jahlan, Ibtesam O.
Alabdulaziz, Hawa
Omar, Nabil E.
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Heliyon
Abstract
Background: Health care providers (HCPs) have always been a common target of stigmatization during widespread
infections and COVID-19 is not an exception.
Aim: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of stigmatization during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCPs
in seven different countries using the Stigma COVID-19 Healthcare Providers tool (S19-HCPs).
Design: Cross-sectional.
Methods: The S19-HCPs is a self-administered online survey (16-item) developed and validated by the research
team. The participants were invited to complete an online survey. Data collection started from June–July 2020
using a convenience sample of HCPs from Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Kuwait.
Results: A total number of 1726 participants were included in the final analysis. The majority of the study participants were Jordanians (22%), followed by Kuwaitis (19%), Filipinos (18%) and the lowest participants we Indonesians (6%). Other nationalities were Iraqis, Saudis, and Egyptians with 15%, 11% and 9% respectively.
Among the respondents, 57% have worked either in a COVID-19 designated facility or in a quarantine center and
78% claimed that they had received training for COVID-19. Statistical significance between COVID-19 stigma and
demographic variables were found in all aspect of the S19-HCPs.
Conclusion: The findings of this study demonstrated high levels of stigmatization against HCPs in all the included
seven countries. On the other hand, they are still perceived positively by their communities and in their utmost,
highly motivated to care for COVID-19 patients. Educational and awareness programs could have a crucial role in
the solution of stigmatization problems over the world
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Type of access: Open Access, Stigma, COVID-19, S19-HCPs, Mental health, Healthcare providers
Citation
Nashwan, A. J., Valdez, G. F. D., AL-Fayyadh, S., Al-Najjar, H., Elamir, H., Barakat, M., Almazan, J. U., Jahlan, I. O., Alabdulaziz, H., Omar, N. E., Alawneh, F., Andika Priastana, I. K., Alhanafi, A., Abu-Hussein, B., Al-Shammari, M., Shaban, M. M., Shaban, M., AL-Hadrawi, H., Al-Jubouri, M. B., . . . Villar, R. C. (2022). Stigma towards health care providers taking care of COVID-19 patients: A multi-country study. Heliyon, 8(4), e09300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09300