1. Stigma Associated with COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers in Indonesia
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Kurnia Fitri Jamil, Tri Novita Wulan Sari, Wira Winardi, Nyoman Ananda Putri Prashanti, Ikram Ikram, Putu Pangestu Cendra Natha, Abram L. Wagner, Irma Wulandari, Theresia Dwiamelia, Sotianingsih Haryanto, Harapan Harapan, Prattama Santoso Utomo, Amanda Yufika, Mudatsir Mudatsir, Febrivan Wahyu Asrizal, Nice Fenobilire, Samsul Anwar, Salwiyadi Salwiyadi, Rovy Pratama, and Nurfanida Librianty
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Health Personnel ,030231 tropical medicine ,education ,Stigma (botany) ,Disease ,Logistic regression ,health care workers ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pandemic ,Health care ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Pandemics ,Original Research ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Outbreak ,virus diseases ,COVID-19 ,Triage ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,stigma ,Indonesia ,Family medicine ,business - Abstract
Objective:The aim of this study was to assess the stigma associated with coronavirus disease - 2019 (COVID-19) among health care workers (HCWs) in Indonesia during the early phase of the pandemic.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 hospitals across the country in March, 2020. A logistic regression was employed to assess the association between stigma and explanatory variables.Results:In total, 288 HCWs were surveyed, of which 93.4% had never experienced any outbreaks. Approximately 21.9% of the respondents had stigma associated with COVID-19. HCWs who were doctors, had not participated in trainings related to COVID-19, worked in the capital of the province, worked at private hospitals, or worked at a hospital with COVID-19 triage protocols were likely to have no stigma associated with COVID-19.Conclusions:The stigma associated with COVID-19 is relatively high among HCWs in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Adequate dissemination of knowledge and adequate protection are necessary to reduce stigma among HCWs.
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- 2021