scholarly journals The social stigma of infertile women in Zhejiang Province, China: a questionnaire-based study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Zhang ◽  
Yan Lv ◽  
Yanting Wang ◽  
Xuzhen Cheng ◽  
Yuying Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
General Information ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Fertility Treatment ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Multiple Stepwise Regression Analysis ◽  
Stigma Score ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background Infertile women often face stigmatization worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the stigma against infertile women in China and to analyze its influencing factors. Methods Of 270 women who were randomly selected from patients receiving adjuvant fertility treatment in Zhejiang Province, China, 254 successfully completed the general information questionnaire, disease information questionnaire, and Chinese version of the infertility stigma scale (ISS). The ISS contained 27 positively worded items, each of which was graded on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Results The total stigma score of female infertility patients was 66.39 ± 21.96. By dividing the number of items, the average score for each ISS item was 2.13 ± 0.81, indicating the presence of stigma. Among the four ISS factors, the social withdrawal score was the highest (2.64 ± 1.05), whereas the family stigma score was the lowest (1.88 ± 0.88). Multiple stepwise regression analysis further revealed that the duration of infertility and monthly income were important predictors of the stigma of infertile women. Conclusions Infertile women experience moderate to high levels of stigma in Zhejiang, China. Thus, supportive psychological interventions and public education are required to change patients’ cognition and assist patients in coping with negative experiences.

scholarly journals Stigma Masyarakat Terhadap Gangguan Jiwa: Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 207-216
Author(s):  
Ade Apriliana ◽  
Hana Nafiah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Average Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Brain

AbstractMental disorders are disorders that occur in the brain which are characterized by distrurbed behavior, thinking processes, emotions, and perceptions. The stigma attached to people with mental disorders is still a problem. The impact of stigma given to people with mental disorders can cause sufferers to lose self-esteem. This study aimed to determine the description of the social stigma of mental disorders in a literature review. This reseach was a literature review research. This articles found were searched from the online database, namely Pubmed. There were five articles that matched the research inclusion criteria. The total number of respondents was 1,874. Critical analysis of the articles used the Hawker instrumen. The results showed that there were four articles which have a negative stigma. Only one article had a positive stigma. The average score of the Authoritariansm aspect was 6.53. The average score of the Benevolence aspect was 6.27. The Social aspects Restrictiveness had an average value of 5.87. The average score of the CMHI was 5.73. Meanwhile, in the positive stigma article, the hight stigma value was 44.04% an the low stigma was 26.97%. Based on the results, it can be concluded that there are negative stigma results for people with mental disordesKeywords: Mental disorders; public; mental illnes; stigma AbstrakGangguan Jiwa adalah gangguan yang terjadi pada otak yang ditandai dengan terganggunya perilaku, proses berfikir, emosi, dan persepsi. Stigma yang melekat pada orang dengan gangguan jiwa masih menjadi suatu masalah. Dampak dari stigma yang diberikan pada orang dengan gangguan jiwa, dapat menyebabkan penderita kehilangan self esteem. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran stigma masyarakat terhadap gangguan jiwa secara literature review. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian literature review. Hasil pencarian artikel dari database online yaitu Pubmed yang didapatkan 5 artikel yang sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi penelitian, dengan hasil jumlah responden 1.874. Analisa telaah kritis terhadap 5 artikel menggunakan instrumen Hawker. Secara umum hasil analisa 4 artikel mempunyai stigma yang negatif dan 1 artikel mempunyai stigma yang positif dengan hasil analisa pada 4 artikel, aspekauthoritariansm dengan rata-rata nilai 6,53, aspek benevolencee dengan rata-rata nilai 6,27, aspek social restrictiveness dengan rata-rata nilai 5,87, dan aspek Community Mental Health Ideology (CMHI) dengan nilai rata-rata 5,73. Dan berdasarkan satu artikel didapatkan nilai stigma tinggi yaitu sebanyak 44.04% dan stigma rendah 26,97%. Hasil penelitian literature review ini menyimpulkan bahwa didapatkan hasil stigma yang negatif terhadap orang dengan gangguan jiwa.Kata Kunci :Gangguan jiwa, masyarakat, mental disorders, mental illness, stigma

scholarly journals Social stigma towards nurses taking care of patients with COVID-19 in Indonesia: A mixed-methods study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Junianti Manik ◽  
Siska Natalia ◽  
Theresia Theresia
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Stigma Score ◽  
The Social ◽  
Excellent Health ◽  
Taking Care

Background: The condition of the Indonesians’ unpreparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic has caused anxiety and fear. The public’s fears of COVID-19 cases have led to a negative stigma. As part of health workers in disaster management’s main pillars in health services, nurses are most vulnerable to infection and not free from the stigma.Objective: This study aimed to describe the social stigma against nurses taking care of patients with COVID-19 and experiencing suspected or probable or confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.Methods: This study was a mixed-method study using a sequential explanatory design-participant selection model. The selection of respondents used the convenience sampling technique. The number of respondents in the quantitative stage was 118 respondents. For qualitative data, selected participants were respondents with a stigma score of more than 21 nurses and willing to continue the interview process. There were 11 participants in the qualitative stage. This study used the modified Stigma Scale of the Explanatory Model Interview Catalog for quantitative data and four semi-structured questions to obtain qualitative data. Quantitative data were processed in descriptive statistics, and a thematic analysis was performed to analyze the qualitative data.Results: The highest stigma score of 118 respondents was 37, and the lowest score was zero. The stigma score had a mean of 12.28 (SD ± 7.9). The higher the score obtained leads to a higher level of stigma received. From a total of 11 participants interviewed, four main themes emerged: rejection, feeling down and afraid, sources of support, and professional vigilance.Conclusion: The social stigma experienced by nurses comes from colleagues and society and impacts psychological distress. Support from families and colleagues strengthens nurses in facing social stigma. Nevertheless, nurses uphold the values to remain grateful and carry out professional responsibilities in taking care of patients. Nurses should be provided with psychological support and be prepared for disasters to provide excellent health services and reduce adverse mental health.Funded by the University of Pelita Harapan, Indonesia (321/LPPM-UPH/VI/2020).

scholarly journals Gaining Access to Socially Stigmatized Samples

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avon Hart-Johnson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Grief And Loss ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Successful Recruitment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Gain Access

Gaining access to stigmatized populations using qualitative sampling requires the application of carefully planned strategies to avoid inadvertent slights to research participants. While there is a growing body of literature on qualitative sampling strategies, there is less discussion on how to manage the sensitivities of stigmatized research participants, such as African American females with incarcerated mates. This paper provides insight into how successful recruitment strategies, aligned with best practices described as checkpoints, enabled this researcher to gain access to a sample of 20 African American women who experienced grief and loss, and social withdrawal as a result of their mate’s incarceration. Women in the study revealed their need to mask their emotions and hide their circumstances, mainly because of the social stigma associated with incarceration. Successful strategies were used to recruit the sample, including: implementing a transparent process, offering flexible interview logistics, acknowledging and managing microaggressions; refraining from claiming insider status, and maintaining access to the sample through ethical mindfulness.

scholarly journals Disability, Human Resources and Behavioral Economics: The Labour Inclusion Case of Ilunion Hotels of the Costa del Sol (Spain)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7932
Author(s):  
Marco Antonio Cruz-Morato ◽  
Carmen Dueñas-Zambrana ◽  
Josefa García-Mestanza
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Social

The situation of labour inclusion of people with disabilities in Spain is still too negative, in spite of the different efforts carried out by public and private sector. Previous research points to social discrimination as one of the main causes of the situation. Ilunion Hotels is one of the most important hotel companies in Spain focused on labour inclusion of people with disabilities. The objective of this paper is to explore the social inclusion case of Ilunion Hotels of the Costa del Sol, the actions that they have developed to improve the labour integration of this collective, based on a behavioral economics theoretical model (with a high relevance of the influence of social stigma, stress theories and coping to stress responses). We look into the specific situation of two of the three hotels developed as Special Employment Centres (sheltered employment contexts defined by Spanish legislation) and the possible impact of their Support Units for Professional Activity. Case study methodology is considered the most appropriate, according to the research objective, supported by semi-structured interviews with the hotel managers. The results show that, although Special Employment Centres are effective in improving labour integration in the short term and could contribute to change the long-term social perspectives about workers with disabilities, they could be also reinforcing the social stigma existing in the ordinary market.

Suicide Loss Survivors: Navigating Social Stigma and Threats to Social Bonds

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110265
Author(s):  
Dorothy M. Goulah-Pabst
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
The Body ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

The complicated grief experienced by suicide loss survivors leads to feelings of abandonment, rejection, intense self-blame, and depression. Stigma surrounding suicide further burdens survivors who can experience rejection by their community and social networks. Research in the field of psychology has delved into the grieving process of suicide loss survivors, however the effects of suicide require more sociological study to fully understand and support the impact of the suicidal bereavement process on the social interactions and relationships of those left behind after death. This study aims to contribute to the body of research exploring the social challenges faced after the suicide of a loved one. Based on the analysis of powerful personal narratives through qualitative interviews shared by 14 suicide loss survivors this study explores the social construction of the grieving and healing process for suicide loss survivors. Recognizing that the most reliable relief is in commiseration with like experienced people, this research points to the support group as a builder of social solidarity. The alienation caused by the shame and stigma of suicide loss can be reversed by the feelings of attachment to the group that listens, understands and accepts. Groups created by and for suicide loss survivors should be considered a necessary tool to be used toward healing those who suffer from loss by suicide.

scholarly journals Scientists: Engage the Public!

mBio ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika C. Shugart ◽  
Vincent R. Racaniello
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Advanced Society ◽  
The Social

ABSTRACT Scientists must communicate about science with public audiences to promote an understanding of complex issues that we face in our technologically advanced society. Some scientists may be concerned about a social stigma or “Sagan effect” associated with participating in public communication. Recent research in the social sciences indicates that public communication by scientists is not a niche activity but is widely done and can be beneficial to a scientist's career. There are a variety of approaches that scientists can take to become active in science communication.

scholarly journals Psychological Profile and Consumption of Healthcare Resources in Actively Employed People, Pre-Retirees, and Retirees

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4415
Author(s):  
Antonio Taboada-Vazquez ◽  
Ruben Gonzalez-Rodriguez ◽  
Manuel Gandoy-Crego ◽  
Miguel Clemente
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Personality Tests ◽  
Healthcare Resources ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Promotion Policies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Logistic Regressions

Research on personality variables and consumption of health services in actively employed people or retirees has been extensive, but the group of pre-retirees has hardly been studied. This work attempts to determine the mental health and use of health resources of the three groups, hypothesizing that, as the group of pre-retirees does not receive the social stigma of work exclusion, it will present better mental health. A sample of 1332 Spanish participants aged between 51 and 69 years was randomly chosen, and various personality tests were applied, and consumption of healthcare resources was determined. Pairwise analysis of the three work situations using binary logistic regressions showed that pre-retirees present better mental health, although there were no differences in the consumption of healthcare resources. The implications of this study for the creation of health promotion policies targeting older people, depending specifically on their employment status, are discussed.

scholarly journals Thyroid status and Treatment Response of Hypothyroid Infertile Women in Tertiary Care Center of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-89
Author(s):  
Farzana Deeba ◽  
Parveen Fatima ◽  
Jesmine Banu ◽  
Shakeela Ishrat ◽  
Nurjahan Begum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subclinical Hypothyroidism ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Fertility Treatment ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Tsh Levels

Objective(s): Aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of hypothyroidism in infertile women as well as to assess their response to treatment.Materials and methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Infertility unit of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh, a tertiary care centre from January 2014 to December 2014. Four hundred women who visited infertility clinic of the department for fertility treatment were the target population for this study. Routine investigations such as CBC, Blood sugar 2 hours postparandial or GTT, TSH and Prolactin was done. Subclinical hypothyroidism was diagnosed when there was increased TSH and normal FT4. Hypothyroid patients were given Levothyroxin depending upon TSH levels and continued until end of the study. Patients were followed up for six months even if pregnancy was attained.Results: Out of 400 women 55% were primary and 45% were secondary subfertility. Mean duration of infertility was 4.5 ± 1.2 years. Ninety two (23%) patients were hypothyroid. Among them 66 (16.5%) were subclinical hypothyroid and 26 (6.5%) were frank hypothyroid. The mean TSH levels were 7.34 ± 2.13 ìIU/ml, and the mean PRL levels were 52.46 ± 11.17 ng/ml. Out of 92 infertile women diagnosed as hypothyroidism 75 (81.52%) women conceived after treatment with drugs for hypothyroidism (dose depending upon severity of hypothyroidism, i.e. TSH levels). More than 90% women had regular ovulation for consecutive three cycles after initiation of treatment.Conclusion: The normal TSH levels are the pre-requisite for fertilization. The decision to initiate thyroid replacement therapy in both clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism at early stage is justified in infertile women.Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2016; Vol. 31(2) : 86-89

scholarly journals The Presentation of Self in Emigration

2012 ◽  
Vol 642 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Cvajner
Keyword(s):  
Market Economy ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
The Self ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Presentation Of Self ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Eastern European Immigrant

This article, based on five years of ethnographic fieldwork, describes the strategies for the presentation of the Self employed by Eastern European immigrant women in the Italian northeast. These middle-aged women migrated alone, are employed as live-in care workers, and often lack legal status. For them, migration is a deeply felt trauma, which they narrate as being forced upon them by the collapse of the USSR and the failures of the transition to a market economy. They perceive their life in Italy as degrading, their work is stressful and undignified, they miss their children, and they are often seen as poor mothers with questionable morals. Consequently, they seek to dilute the social stigma, presenting positive images of their selves and claiming respect from a variety of audiences. The women continuously endeavor to define their current condition as accidental and temporary and to assert their right to a better future.

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