Anticipated stigma and associated factors among chronic illness patients in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia: A multicenter cross-sectional study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 9; p. e0273734
• Main Authors: Salih, Mohammed Hassen, Mekonnen, Hussen, Derseh, Lema, Lindgren, Helena, Erlandsson, Kerstin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 15.09.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Alcohol use; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Chronic diseases; Chronic illnesses; Cigarette smoking; Cigarettes; Cross-sectional studies; Data collection; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Disease; Health aspects; Hospitals; Illnesses; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental disorders; Mental health; Patient compliance; Patients; People and Places; Population; Psychological stress; Quality of life; Random sampling; Sample size; Sample variance; Sampling techniques; Smoking; Social Sciences; Statistical analysis; Statistical sampling; Stigma; Stigma (Social psychology); Ethiopia

Background Anticipated stigma related to chronic illness patients undermines diagnosis, treatment, and successful health outcomes. The study aimed to assess the magnitude and factors associated with anticipated stigma among patients with chronic illness attending follow-up clinics in Amhara Region R...