Healthcare (Basel) . Examining Social Determinants of Health, Stigma, and COVID-19 Disparities

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Healthcare (Basel)


. 2020 Jun 12;8(2):E168.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare8020168.
Examining Social Determinants of Health, Stigma, and COVID-19 Disparities


Jocelyn Turner-Musa ^{1 2} , Oluwatoyin Ajayi ^{2 3} , Layschel Kemp ^{1 2}



Affiliations

• PMID: 32545647
• DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8020168

Abstract

There is growing attention to disparities in the incidence, prevalence, and mortality associated with COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) in racial/ethnic communities. The conditions leading to these disparities may be a function of social determinants of health and stigma linked to the disease. It is important to examine how these factors may be implicated in COVID-19 onset, treatment, and outcomes. A brief overview of these issues allows for a cursory examination of the role of social determinants of health and stigma in COVID-19. Consideration is given to how understanding COVID-19 in the context of social determinants and stigma may be included in interventions to mitigate its transmission within vulnerable populations.

Keywords: COVID-19; health disparities; race/ethnicity; social determinants of health; stigma.