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ArticleAfrican health sciences2023

Healthcare professionals' perceived stigmatization about direct care of COVID-19 Patients: development and validation of the discrimination about COVID-19 (DisCOV-19) instrument.

Abdulmuminu Isah, Chinelo Nneka Aguiyi-Ikeanyi, Chibueze Anosike Azubuike Ekwuofu, Deborah Oyine Aluh, Blessing Onyinye Ukoha-Kalu, Maxwell Ogochukwu Adibe, Chinwe Victoria Ukwe, Abubakar Sadiq Abdullahi

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Abdulmuminu IsahDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.
Chinelo Nneka Aguiyi-IkeanyiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.
Chibueze Anosike Azubuike EkwuofuDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.
Deborah Oyine AluhDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.
Blessing Onyinye Ukoha-KaluDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.
Maxwell Ogochukwu AdibeDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.
Chinwe Victoria UkweDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.
Abubakar Sadiq AbdullahiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Enugu State Nigeria.

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Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health concern worldwide. Healthcare professionals are among the most vulnerable groups in the fight against COVID-19 because they are directly involved in the care of at-risk persons and patients with Covid-19. Objectives: This study aimed to measure the level to which healthcare workers feel that they can be discriminated due to their involvement in the direct care of COVID-19 patients. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among healthcare professionals in Nigeria. A nineteen-item discrimination against COVID-19 (DisCOV-19) questionnaire was developed and validated for the study. Descriptive statistics and One-Way Analysis of Variance were used for data analysis. Results: Out of the 286 healthcare practitioners that participated in the study, 58.4% and 30.1% were pharmacists and physicians, respectively. The majority of the participants were at least "moderately concerned" about disability (60.9%), death (71.7%), unknown complications (65.1%), and risk of infecting family members and friends (83.2%) if asked to provide care for COVID-19 patients. The physicians had a significantly higher mean discrimination score compared to the pharmacists ( Conclusions: Many of the healthcare professionals reported a certain level of concern and perceived that they could face some forms of discrimination for providing care to COVID-19 patients.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelCOVID-19Health PersonnelSocial DiscriminationSurveys and QuestionnairesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNigeriaNursesPandemicsPharmacistsPhysiciansCOVID-19DiscriminationHealthcare professionalsPatient careQuestionnaire development

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