Author/Authors :
Asadi-Aliabadi, Mehran Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center - Psychosocial Health Research Institute - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center - Psychosocial Health Research Institute - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center - Psychosocial Health Research Institute - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
The new coronavirus pandemic at the end of 2019 raised fear around the world. The rapid spread and relatively higher observed case
fatality of this disease compared to other viral respiratory infections, have caused social reactions such as xenophobia and stigma.
These negative social attitudes and acts will affect different segments of the society, such as patients and their families and health care
providers. Also, this could disrupt the identification and surveillance of patients and could lead to considerable negative impacts on its
control and management.
