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Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related public stigma is a major challenge, with scarce available evidence. This study aimed to determine the disparities and factors associated with COVID-19-related public stigma in the Thai population. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving a voluntary...

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Autores principales: Ruengorn, Chidchanok, Awiphan, Ratanaporn, Phosuya, Chabaphai, Ruanta, Yongyuth, Thavorn, Kednapa, Wongpakaran, Nahathai, Wongpakaran, Tinakon, Nochaiwong, Surapon
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35682019
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116436
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author Ruengorn, Chidchanok
Awiphan, Ratanaporn
Phosuya, Chabaphai
Ruanta, Yongyuth
Thavorn, Kednapa
Wongpakaran, Nahathai
Wongpakaran, Tinakon
Nochaiwong, Surapon
author_facet Ruengorn, Chidchanok
Awiphan, Ratanaporn
Phosuya, Chabaphai
Ruanta, Yongyuth
Thavorn, Kednapa
Wongpakaran, Nahathai
Wongpakaran, Tinakon
Nochaiwong, Surapon
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description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related public stigma is a major challenge, with scarce available evidence. This study aimed to determine the disparities and factors associated with COVID-19-related public stigma in the Thai population. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving a voluntary online survey in Thailand from 21 April 2020 to 4 May 2020. We invited 4004 participants to complete a series of questionnaires, including the validated COVID-19 public stigma scale and questions on relevant COVID-19-related psychosocial issues. Multinomial logistic regression was performed to investigate the factors associated with COVID-19-related public stigma. The prevalence of COVID-19-related public stigma was 24.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 22.2–26.2) for no/minimal, 35.5% (95% CI, 33.4–37.6) for moderate, and 40.3% (95% CI, 38.2–42.4) for high. We observed disparities in the prevalence of COVID-19-related public stigma according to participant characteristics and psychosocial factors. Using the no/minimal group as a reference group, the six predominant risk factors significantly associated with a moderate and high degree of COVID-19-related public stigma were middle-aged or older adults, male, divorced/widowed/separated, current quarantine status, moderate/severe fear of COVID-19, and medium/high perceived risk of COVID-19. Additional risk factors significantly related to a high degree of COVID-19-related public stigma were religion (Buddhist), region of residence (non-capital city), and exposure to COVID-19-related information. Disparities in COVID-19-related public stigma due to sociodemographic and psychosocial issues are frequent in the Thai population. To reduce public stigmatization, early identification of vulnerable groups and the development of tailored mitigation strategies should be implemented during the pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-91807352022-06-10 Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand Ruengorn, Chidchanok Awiphan, Ratanaporn Phosuya, Chabaphai Ruanta, Yongyuth Thavorn, Kednapa Wongpakaran, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Nochaiwong, Surapon Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related public stigma is a major challenge, with scarce available evidence. This study aimed to determine the disparities and factors associated with COVID-19-related public stigma in the Thai population. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving a voluntary online survey in Thailand from 21 April 2020 to 4 May 2020. We invited 4004 participants to complete a series of questionnaires, including the validated COVID-19 public stigma scale and questions on relevant COVID-19-related psychosocial issues. Multinomial logistic regression was performed to investigate the factors associated with COVID-19-related public stigma. The prevalence of COVID-19-related public stigma was 24.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 22.2–26.2) for no/minimal, 35.5% (95% CI, 33.4–37.6) for moderate, and 40.3% (95% CI, 38.2–42.4) for high. We observed disparities in the prevalence of COVID-19-related public stigma according to participant characteristics and psychosocial factors. Using the no/minimal group as a reference group, the six predominant risk factors significantly associated with a moderate and high degree of COVID-19-related public stigma were middle-aged or older adults, male, divorced/widowed/separated, current quarantine status, moderate/severe fear of COVID-19, and medium/high perceived risk of COVID-19. Additional risk factors significantly related to a high degree of COVID-19-related public stigma were religion (Buddhist), region of residence (non-capital city), and exposure to COVID-19-related information. Disparities in COVID-19-related public stigma due to sociodemographic and psychosocial issues are frequent in the Thai population. To reduce public stigmatization, early identification of vulnerable groups and the development of tailored mitigation strategies should be implemented during the pandemic. MDPI 2022-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9180735/ /pubmed/35682019 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116436 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ruengorn, Chidchanok
Awiphan, Ratanaporn
Phosuya, Chabaphai
Ruanta, Yongyuth
Thavorn, Kednapa
Wongpakaran, Nahathai
Wongpakaran, Tinakon
Nochaiwong, Surapon
Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand
title Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand
title_full Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand
title_fullStr Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand
title_short Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand
title_sort disparities and factors associated with coronavirus disease-2019-related public stigma: a cross-sectional study in thailand
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35682019
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116436
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