Stigma and Ebola survivorship in Liberia: Results from a longitudinal cohort study
Stigma and Ebola survivorship in Liberia: Results from a longitudinal cohort study
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10.1371/journal.pone.0206595
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发表时间：
2018-11-28
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3.7
通讯作者：
Brown, Jerry
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作者：
Overholt, Luc;Wohl, David Alain;Brown, Jerry
据报道，2014-2016年西非埃博拉疫情的幸存者在返回社区后遭受了高度的污名化。我们试图描述利比里亚一组埃博拉幸存者随着时间的推移所遭遇的耻辱。2015年6月至2017年8月，在299名利比里亚埃博拉幸存者队列青少年和成人参与者中，使用适应性艾滋病毒污名量表（根据表示污名化的答案比例，从0到10分），每隔三个月评估一次相关污名。疾病（EVD）至研究入组为393天（IQR 336492）。参与者（43%为女性）的中位年龄为31岁（IQR 25-40）。基线时自我报告的平均耻辱水平（6.28 +/- 0.15 [IQR：4.38-8.75]）高于首次基线后访视（0.60 +/- 0.10 [IQR：0-0]; p
BackgroundSurvivors of the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic have been reported to suffer high levels of stigmatization after return to their communities. We sought to characterize the stigma encountered by a cohort of Ebola survivors in Liberia over time.MethodsEbola-related stigma was assessed from June 2015 to August 2017 in 299 adolescent and adult Liberian Ebola Survivor Cohort participants at three month intervals using adapted HIV stigma scales scored from 0 to 10 according to the proportion of answers indicating stigmatization.FindingsThe median time from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to study entry was 393 days (IQR 336492). Participants (43% female) had a median age of 31 (IQR 25-40) years. Mean self-reported stigma levels were greater at baseline (6.28 +/- 0.15 [IQR: 4.38-8.75]) compared to the first post-baseline visit (0.60 +/- 0.10 [IQR: 0-0]; p