Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Jorma I Virtanen, Passent Ellakany, Ala'a B Al-Tammemi, Mir Faeq Ali Quadri, Mohammed Jafer, Eshrat Ara, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Balgis Gaffar, Nourhan M Aly, Ifeoma Idigbe, Joanne Lusher, Oliver C Ezechi, Annie L Nguyen, Maha El Tantawi
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the associations between COVID-19 related stigma and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS); and the associations between PTSS and COVID-19 related stigma, HIV status, COVID-19 status and key HIV population status. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of data of 12,355 study participants generated through an online survey that recruited adults from 152 countries between July and December 2020. The dependent variables were COVID-19-related stigma and PTSS...
May 30, 2023: BMC Public Health