Amy Paterson

Biographic Data

ID9994169
NAMEAmy Paterson
GIVEN NAMESAmy
FAMILY NAMEPaterson
SIGNATUREPATERSON A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Cape Town
ORCID0000-0001-7862-8971
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Effectiveness of stigma reduction interventions and outbreak response adaptations in infectious disease outbreaks

    Open AccessAmy Paterson, Ruan Spies et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction: Stigma is a common and recurring feature of infectious disease outbreaks where it may have detrimental effects on individual wellbeing and undermine outbreak response. This systematic review explores stigma reduction interventions in infectious disease outbreaks. Methods: Eligible studies were searched for in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and Global Health databases and through reference screening. Risk of bias was assessed using study…

  • Addressing stigma in infectious disease outbreaks

    Open AccessAmy Paterson, Piero Olliaro et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    There is a complex interplay between infectious disease outbreaks and the stigmatization of affected persons and communities. Outbreaks are prone to precipitating stigma due to the fear, uncertainty, moralisation, and abatement of freedoms associated with many infectious diseases. In turn, this stigma hampers outbreak control efforts. Understanding this relationship is crucial to improving coordinated outbreak response. This requires valid and re…