Stigma Experienced by Covid-19 Patients: A Descriptive Study

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dc.contributor.authorKawale, Narendraen_US
dc.contributor.authorLakode, Komal Satishen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T06:57:04Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T06:57:04Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.description.abstractFrom the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, stigma and discrimination have fuelled the transmission of Coronavirus and has negatively impacted the people who turn Covid-positive. Stigma and its negative feelings have kept people with Covid symptoms from testing and seeking prompt treatment. Identifying the severity of its impact, taking corrective measures to treat the disease and mitigating the stigma related to this novel disease are important roles to be carried out by nurses. This study was conducted among patients discharged from a Dedicated Covid Health Centre (DCHC) in Satara (Maharashtra) to assess the level of stigma faced by them. A quantitative design using a non-probability purposive sampling technique was adopted. Sixty adults in the age group of 18 to 60 years who recovered from Covid -19, who were able to understand Marathi, Hindi or English participated in the study. The study subjects were telephonically interviewed using a self-prepared structured questionnaire. The responses received were collated and analysed. The study revealed that 16 (26.6%) experienced mild stigma, 31 (51.7%) experienced medium stigma and 13 (21.7%) experienced moderate stigma. The stigma was associated signifi cantly with age and there were no signifi cant association between variables such as marital status, gender and occupation.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliations4th Year BSc Nursing Students of Indian Red Cross Society’s Bel-Air College of Nursing, Panchgani, District Satara (Maharashtra)en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGuide - RL Tiffany Pao, Lecturer; Co-Guide - Mrs Priyadarsini John, Principal; Statistician - Dr Satish Kakade; all three at Bel-Air College of Nursing, Panchgani, District Satara (Maharashtra).en_US
dc.identifier.citationKawale Narendra, Lakode Komal Satish. Stigma Experienced by Covid-19 Patients: A Descriptive Study. Nursing Journal of India. 2022 Feb; 113(1): 39-42en_US
dc.identifier.issn0029-6503
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218266
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherTrained Nurses Association of Indiaen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume113en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.48029/NJI.2022.CXIII105en_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectSocial Stigmaen_US
dc.subjectDedicated Covid Health Centreen_US
dc.titleStigma Experienced by Covid-19 Patients: A Descriptive Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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