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Health Economics

Introduction to Healthcare and Stigma

Stigma can be reflected upon a well-documented and very well observed global barrier in dissipating and practicing various healthcare behaviors. Apart from impacting upon the behavioral regulations it also effects the constant engagement in patient care, helping in adhering to the treatment plan and protocols set in place and balancing between the task and the duties of the healthcare professional, deemed by them (Ungar, 2016). These stigmas not only hinder the working of the healthcare professionals in their full capacity but also impacts upon the accessibility of the various healthcare facilities and services available for them. These stigma in the healthcare systems give rise to discrimination that ultimately lead to reduction in opportunities for the individuals or group of individuals and also reducing their overall social acceptance. These stigmas also worsen the healthcare outcomes in the popu....