Addressing stigma in infectious disease outbreaks: a crucial step in pandemic preparedness

Journal article

Abstract:: 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 reliable methods for assessing stigma towards and within impacted communities. We propose adopting a cross-outbreak model for developing the necessary assessment tools. A stigma-informed approach must then be integrated into outbreak preparedness and response efforts to safeguard public health and promote inclusivity and compassion in future outbreaks.

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Language:: English
Keywords:: pandemic preparedness

stigma

epidemic

FFR

infectious disease outbreaks

emerging infectious diseases
Pubs id:: 1599772
Local pid:: pubs:1599772
Deposit date:: 2024-01-17

Copyright holder:: Paterson et al
Rights statement:: © 2023 Paterson, Olliaro and Rojek. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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