Comparative study of stigma and discrimination among vaccinated and non-vaccinated COVID-19 survivors in Bangladesh

BMC Infectious Diseases, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Март 10, 2025

Abstract This study investigates the stigmatized experiences of vaccinated and non-vaccinated COVID-19 survivors in Bangladesh, emphasizing factors contributing to stigma, lived realities stigmatization, strategies for mitigating discrimination. Employing a qualitative comparative case approach, research draws on interviews with 22 (13 9 vaccinated) conducted during two critical phases pandemic: July–August 2020 October 2022–April 2023. The findings reveal that stigma discrimination were pervasive, stemming from deep-seated fears death infection, exacerbated by public health measures such as lockdowns, announcements, symbolic marking houses red flags. Experiences surrounding testing further intensified influencing how perceived treated others. Notably, reported broader spectrum stigmatizing compared their counterparts, highlighting differential impact vaccination status social experiences. Despite these challenges, identified key alleviating including robust support, strengthened community connectivity, normalized attitudes toward COVID-19, proactive media engagement. As result, this offers valuable insights healthcare professionals policymakers informing development effective pandemic management strategies. Additionally, it enhances our understanding complex interplay between policy, perception, individual shaping pandemic-related discrimination, role support care addressing challenges.

Язык: Английский

Interplay between Children’s Electronic Media Use and Prosocial Behavior: The Chain Mediating Role of Parent–Child Closeness and Emotion Regulation

Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(6), С. 436 - 436

Опубликована: Май 23, 2024

In the contemporary digital milieu, children’s pervasive engagement with electronic media is ubiquitous in their daily lives, presenting complex implications for socialization. Prosocial behavior, a cornerstone of social interaction and child development, intricately intertwined these experiences. This relation gains further depth, considering significant roles parent–child relationships emotion regulation shaping trajectories. study surveyed 701 families to examine association between use prosocial specifically exploring mediating closeness regulation. Structural equation modeling was employed analysis. Children’s negatively correlated closeness, contrast, positive emerged regulation, behavior. Emotion also positively Statistical analyses revealed that function as both individual sequential mediators The study’s reveal fostering behavior era requires strong family ties, effective emotional management, balanced exposure, which are pivotal comprehensive development.

Язык: Английский

A repeated cross-sectional pilot study of the relationship between perceived a community with shared future for doctor-patient and benefit finding: the mediating role of health self-consciousness and moderating role of anxiety

BMC Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(1)

Опубликована: Авг. 8, 2024

Since January 8, 2023, China has managed COVID-19 as a Class-B infectious disease, marking the epidemic's transition to low-level stage. This study analyzes relationship between public's perceived community with shared future for doctor-patient (PCSF), health self-consciousness, benefit finding, and anxiety in this Additionally, it compares changes these variables across different stages of COVID-19.

Язык: Английский