[
    {
        "id": "osp-10445",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Stigmatisation of COVID-19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Almoayad",
                "given": "Fatmah"
            },
            {
                "family": "Mahboub",
                "given": "Samira"
            },
            {
                "family": "Bin Amer",
                "given": "Lujain"
            },
            {
                "family": "Alrabiah",
                "given": "Alaa"
            },
            {
                "family": "Alhashem",
                "given": "Anwar"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/stigmatisation-of-covid-19-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia-a-cross-sectional-study",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "21",
        "issue": "4",
        "page": "525-531",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.4.2021.044",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: Infectious diseases are the most common cause of disease stigmatisation, which can lead to a denial of healthcare, education, housing and employment as well as physical violence. Such stigmatisation is common during pandemics. This study aimed to examine the social stigmatisation of COVID-19 among residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Riyadh in May 2020. Non-probability convenient sampling was used to recruit 847 participants through social media platforms, including WhatsApp. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, the Pearson correlation coefficient and the chi-squared test were used along with a multiple linear regression model. Results: There was a high level of stigma among 21% of the participants and an intermediate level in almost 49% of the participants. Low stigma was indicated among 30% of the study’s sample. A highly significant association existed between stigma, on the one hand, and older age groups, being married and lower levels of education, on the other. Conclusion: Future awareness programmes should educate patients and their families about stigma as well as the consequences of stigmatising COVID-19. Stigma eradication policies and interventions should be implemented to avoid potentially harmful consequences for public health."
    }
]