Development & amp; validation of scales to assess stigma related to COVID-19 in India

CONCLUSIONS: Validity and reliability of the two stigma scales indicated that the scales were comprehensible and had moderate internal consistency. These scales could be used to assess COVID-19 stigma and help in the development of appropriate stigma reduction interventions for COVID-19 infected, and mitigation of stigmatizing attitudes in the community.PMID:35645090 | DOI:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2455_21

Source: The Indian Journal of Medical Research - June 1, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Saritha Nair Aparna Joshi Sumit Aggarwal Tulsi Adhikari Nupur Mahajan Vishal Diwan A Stephen K Rekha Devi Bijaya Kumar Mishra Girijesh Kumar Yadav Rewa Kohli Damodar Sahu Bal Kishan Gulati Saurabh Sharma Jeetendra Yadav Senthanro Ovung Chetna Duggal Moina Source Type: research