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Social Stigma

The Hidden Threat of Covid-19

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ID22069998
AuthorsAhmed Samir Abdelhafiz (0000-0003-4564-8073, Cairo University, corresponding author), Mohamed Alorabi (0000-0002-3706-6332, Ain Shams University)
Year2020
Volume8
Pages429-429
Publication date2020-08-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2020.00429
PMID32984238
OpenAlexW3043073196
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited12

COVID-19 infection has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Efforts to prevent the spread of the disease are threatened by the appearance of disease-associated social stigma in society. In Egypt, a small wave of stigma directed at different groups started to appear. Here we report the features of COVID-19-associated stigma in Egypt and suggest recommendations to overcome this stigma before it grows and have physical and psychological impacts on society

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Biology · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Pandemic · Pathology · Psychiatry · Social stigma · Threatened species · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Prevention and Impact · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Virology

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Unique citing works33
Citations per year5.5
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 31

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