Michelle C Davidson, Scott Lu, M Bailor Barrie, Adams Freeman, Mohamed Mbayoh, Mohamed Kamara, Alexander C Tsai, Thomas Crea, George W Rutherford, Sheri D Weiser, J Daniel Kelly
Background: Based on findings from other contexts, informed by intergroup contact theory, that more contact is associated with less stigma, we hypothesized that community members with greater exposure to cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were less likely to report EVD-related stigma towards EVD survivors. We assessed personal stigmatizing attitudes towards Ebola survivors, which reflects personal fear and judgement, as well as perceived stigma towards EVD survivors, which reflects an individual's perception of the attitudes of the community towards a stigmatized group...
December 2022: SSM Ment Health