Stigma and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study on the perceptions of healthcare workers in Canada and Singapore
Secondary stigma related to occupation was experienced by HCPs during COVID-19. HCPs experienced intersecting stigma based on race/ethnicity and observed stigmatization of marginalized patient populations. Most themes were consistent across Canada and Singapore. Strategies to mitigate COVID-19 related stigma toward HCPs and at-risk patient populations are warranted.
Authors
- Sharon E. Straus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-832X)
- Eric Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1759-8603)
- Christine Marquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3564-5303)
- Margot Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3463-594X)
- Taehoon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-0866)
- Bernard Tang
- Suvabna Theivendrampillai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4959-0415)
- Malika Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3729-4554)
- James A. Low (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7407-2718)
- Christine Fahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-7027)
- Jeanette Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5027-6334)
- Chou Chuen Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5212-2662)
- Mathew Mathews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1313-7351)
- Tracey O’Sullivan
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (SG)
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute (SG)
- Unity Health Toronto
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1490814
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00