Table 4.
Stigma Perceived by Health Care Workers related to COVID-19.
| Variable | Number of items | Total possible score | Total Mean Score ± SD | Role in COVID (N = 150) |
T value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct (N = 90) |
Administration (N = 60) |
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| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||||
| Personalized stigma | 11 | 44 | 28.40 ± 5.7 | 28.5 ± 5.6 | 28.25 ± 5.8 | 0.264 | 0.792 |
| Disclosure concerns | 4 | 16 | 9.50 ± 1.9 | 9.9 ± 1.9 | 8.9 ± 2.1 | 3.02 | 0.002∗ |
| Negative self-image | 3 | 12 | 6.20 ± 1.8 | 6.3 ± 1.7 | 6.05 ± 1.9 | 0.841 | 0.401 |
| Concern with public attitude | 10 | 40 | 28.4 ± 4.7 | 29.6 ± 4.7 | 26.6 ± 4.8 | 3.797 | 0.000∗ |
| Total stigma score | 17 | 68 | 42.8 ± 7.9 | 43.90 ± 7.7 | 41.15 ± 8.2 | 2.088 | 0.035∗ |
| Self-Stigmaa (N = 150) | Yes (N %) | No (N %) | |||||
| 112 (74.66) | 38 (25.34) | ||||||
SD - Standard Deviation.
∗ – Significant at p-value <0.05.
a
Assessed by question ‘I feel guilty of exposing my family to COVID-19 infection’.