Factors Affecting Social Stigma and Health-Seeking Behavior in COVID-19 Survivors: A Field Study in the West of Turkey

Hülya Arslantaş; Hatice Öner; Nermin Koruklu; Rahime Aslan; Ezgi Sarı

Makale detayları

Factors Affecting Social Stigma and Health-Seeking Behavior in COVID-19 Survivors: A Field Study in the West of Turkey

Yazarlar:

Hülya Arslantaş | Hatice Öner | Nermin Koruklu | Rahime Aslan | Ezgi Sarı

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Bilimleri Eğitimi ve Program Geliştirme: Tıp | Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri

Dergi:

Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351043

pISSN:

2148-4996

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Özet:

 This study was conducted to determine factors affecting social stigma and Health-Seeking Behavior in individuals who had remain alive COVID-19. The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 257 individuals who had remain alive COVID-19 and were selected by using the snowball sampling method. Data were collected by using a Personal Information Form, The Social Stigma Questionnaire SSQ and The Health-Seeking Behavior Scale HSBS. The mean and standard deviation of the total scores of the participants obtained from the SSQ questionnaire were 49.2331.36, and the mean and standard deviation of the total scores obtained from the HSBS scale were 41.847.78. There was a statistically important difference between the mean SSQ and HSBS points of participants who had remain alive COVID-19 and variables, such as being female, being single, having university-level education, having a family member with a chronic disease, witnessing someone exposed to social negativity due to their disease, displaying stigmatizing attitudes towards someone infected with COVID-19, ability to determine behaviors that are harmful to health, worrying about health, and having a high risk of contracting a serious illness p.05. A moderate, important positive correlation was found between mean points on the SSQ and the HSBS r.504; p.001. In line with these results, it is recommended that individuals be informed about viruses that cause pandemics such as COVID-19 and that measures be taken to prevent stigmatization.

 This study was conducted to determine factors affecting social stigma and Health-Seeking Behavior in individuals who had remain alive COVID-19. The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 257 individuals who had remain alive COVID-19 and were selected by using the snowball sampling method. Data were collected by using a Personal Information Form, The Social Stigma Questionnaire SSQ and The Health-Seeking Behavior Scale HSBS. The mean and standard deviation of the total scores of the participants obtained from the SSQ questionnaire were 49.2331.36, and the mean and standard deviation of the total scores obtained from the HSBS scale were 41.847.78. There was a statistically important difference between the mean SSQ and HSBS points of participants who had remain alive COVID-19 and variables, such as being female, being single, having university-level education, having a family member with a chronic disease, witnessing someone exposed to social negativity due to their disease, displaying stigmatizing attitudes towards someone infected with COVID-19, ability to determine behaviors that are harmful to health, worrying about health, and having a high risk of contracting a serious illness p.05. A moderate, important positive correlation was found between mean points on the SSQ and the HSBS r.504; p.001. In line with these results, it is recommended that individuals be informed about viruses that cause pandemics such as COVID-19 and that measures be taken to prevent stigmatization.

 This study was conducted to determine factors affecting social stigma and Health-Seeking Behavior in individuals who had remain alive COVID-19. The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 257 individuals who had remain alive COVID-19 and were selected by using the snowball sampling method. Data were collected by using a Personal Information Form, The Social Stigma Questionnaire SSQ and The Health-Seeking Behavior Scale HSBS. The mean and standard deviation of the total scores of the participants obtained from the SSQ questionnaire were 49.2331.36, and the mean and standard deviation of the total scores obtained from the HSBS scale were 41.847.78. There was a statistically important difference between the mean SSQ and HSBS points of participants who had remain alive COVID-19 and variables, such as being female, being single, having university-level education, having a family member with a chronic disease, witnessing someone exposed to social negativity due to their disease, displaying stigmatizing attitudes towards someone infected with COVID-19, ability to determine behaviors that are harmful to health, worrying about health, and having a high risk of contracting a serious illness p.05. A moderate, important positive correlation was found between mean points on the SSQ and the HSBS r.504; p.001. In line with these results, it is recommended that individuals be informed about viruses that cause pandemics such as COVID-19 and that measures be taken to prevent stigmatization.

 Bu araştırma, COVID-19 geçiren bireylerde sosyal damgalanma ve sağlık arama davranışını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Bu kesitsel araştırmanın örneklemini, COVID-19 geçiren ve kartopu örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak seçilen 257 birey oluşturmuştur. Veriler Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Sosyal Damgalama Anketi-SDA ve Sağlık Arama Davranışı Ölçeği-SADÖ kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmaya katılanların SDA anketinden elde edilen toplam puanlarının ortalaması ve standart sapması 49.2331.36 ve SADÖ ölçeğinden elde edilen toplam puanlarının ortalaması ve standart sapması 41.847.78dir. COVID-19 geçiren katılımcıların sosyal damgalama ve sağlık arama davranışı puan ortalamaları ile kadın olmak, bekar olmak, üniversite düzeyinde eğitime sahip olmak, kronik hastalığı olan bir aile üyesine sahip olmak, hastalığı nedeniyle birinin sosyal damgalamaya maruz kalmasına tanık olmak, COVID-19a yakalanmış birine karşı damgalayıcı tutumlar sergilemek, sağlığa zararlı davranışları belirleyebilmek, sağlık konusunda endişelenmek ve ciddi bir hastalığa yakalanma riskinin yüksek olması gibi değişkenler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark vardı p.05. Sosyal Damgalama Ölçeği ve Sağlık Arama Davranışı Ölçeğindeki ortalama puanlar arasında orta düzeyde, anlamlı bir pozitif korelasyon bulunmuştur r.504; p.001. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda bireylere COVID-19 gibi pandemiye neden olan virüsler konusunda bilgilendirme yapılması ve damgalamayı önlemeye yönelik önlemlerin alınması önerilir.

Makale detayları

Factors Affecting Social Stigma and Health-Seeking Behavior in COVID-19 Survivors: A Field Study in the West of Turkey

Yazarlar:

Hülya Arslantaş | Hatice Öner | Nermin Koruklu | Rahime Aslan | Ezgi Sarı

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Bilimleri Eğitimi ve Program Geliştirme: Tıp | Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri

Dergi:

Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351043

pISSN:

2148-4996

COVID-19

Social Stigma

Health

BehaviorCOVID-19

Sosyal Damgalama

Sağlık

Davranış

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Hülya Arslantaş | Hatice Öner | Nermin Koruklu | Rahime Aslan | Ezgi Sarı

Yayıncı: Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık Bilimleri Eğitimi ve Program Geliştirme: Tıp | Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri

Dergi: Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351043

pISSN: 2148-4996

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Hülya Arslantaş | Hatice Öner | Nermin Koruklu | Rahime Aslan | Ezgi Sarı

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Bilimleri Eğitimi ve Program Geliştirme: Tıp | Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri

Dergi:

Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351043

pISSN:

2148-4996