Disease-Related Stigma, Stigmatizers, Causes, and Consequences: A Systematic Review.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 Medicine

Iranian Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.18502/ijph.v52i10.13842

Hossein Akbari, Mahla Mohammadi, Abolfazl Hosseini

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Abstract

Background: Stigma is a sociological concept that is important in medicine and health because it threatens health as much as the disease itself. We aimed to explore the causes, stigmatizers, consequences and coping strategies related to the stigma of diseases by systematically analyzing relevant literature.

Methods: This systematic review examined 65 articles on Disease-Related Stigma by searching Noormags, Magiran, SID, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases. The articles were published in Persian and English between 2001 and 2022 and conducted in Iran. We used a three-step systematic review process to select articles that met the research criteria.

Results: Conflict in society, lack of knowledge, specific characteristics of the disease, and the contagious nature of disease are the main causes of stigma, leading to stigmatization by different groups such as significant others, generalized others, institutional others, and macro others. Patients experiencing stigma face various psychological, physical, and social complications, and they may use concealment as a coping strategy, which can pose a potential threat to society's general health.

Conclusion: By knowing the causes and stigmatizers of disease-related, it is possible to reduce stigma with less cost and time.

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与疾病相关的污名、污名化者、原因和后果：系统综述。

背景：污名是一个在医学和健康领域很重要的社会学概念，因为它与疾病本身一样威胁健康。我们旨在通过系统分析相关文献，探讨与疾病污名化相关的原因、污名化者、后果和应对策略。方法：通过检索Noormags、Magiran、SID、Google Scholar和PubMed数据库，对65篇关于疾病相关污名的文章进行系统综述。这些文章于2001年至2022年间以波斯语和英语发表，在伊朗进行。我们采用了一个三步系统回顾的过程来选择符合研究标准的文章。结果：社会冲突、缺乏知识、疾病的特定特征和疾病的传染性是造成污名化的主要原因，导致不同群体的污名化，如重要他人、广义他人、机构他人和宏观他人。经历耻辱的患者面临各种心理、身体和社会并发症，他们可能会将隐瞒作为一种应对策略，这可能会对社会的总体健康构成潜在威胁。结论：通过了解疾病相关的病因和污名化因素，可以以更少的成本和时间减少污名化。

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Iranian Journal of Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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2.20

自引率

7.10%

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审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, as the only Journal in all health domains, with wide distribution (including WHO in Geneva and Cairo) in two languages (English and Persian). From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language. During the last 41 years more than 2000 scientific research papers, results of health activities, surveys and services, have been published in this Journal. To meet the increasing demand of respected researchers, as of January 2012, the Journal is published monthly. I wish this will assist to promote the level of global knowledge. The main topics that the Journal would welcome are: Bioethics, Disaster and Health, Entomology, Epidemiology, Health and Environment, Health Economics, Health Services, Immunology, Medical Genetics, Mental Health, Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Safety, Occupational Health, Oral Health. We would be very delighted to receive your Original papers, Review Articles, Short communications, Case reports and Scientific Letters to the Editor on the above mentioned research areas.