Perceived-stigma level of COVID-19 patients in China in the early stage of the epidemic: A cross-sectional research

Bihua Lin, Guiqin Zhong, Zeyan Liang, Jianying Huang, Xiaofang Wang and Yanjuan Lin

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the perceived-stigma level of COVID-19 patients in the early stage of the epidemic and analysed related factors and correlations that affected the stigma levels. Methods: The COVID-19 patients were selected using the convenience sampling method. Perceived-stigma level was evaluated using the Social Impact Scale (SIS). Frequency was used to describe the general information and disease investigation status of COVID-19 patients; mean and standard deviation were used for describing stigma levels, Wilcoxon signed-ranks test (nonparametric test) was applied for pairwise comparison. Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test for grade data, and Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner test for multiple comparative analysis. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed, and statistically significant indicators in single-factor analysis were included to investigate the independent factors of stigma. The p

Date: 2021
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