Stigma and Shame among Substance Abuser Women | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 110, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1775-1784 PDF (441.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.257843 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samah Fathy Mohamed; Ghada Mohamed Mourad; Rania Abed El Hamid Zaki | ||
| Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Women who use drugs have to face very hazardous consequences, self- stigma, internalize shame and stigmas of society as compared to men’s. They have less social support; are more influenced in issues relating to drug use and recovery by their parental role and through their partners; and are at a greater risk of exposure to violence and blood-borne infections. Aim: to assess the level of self stigma and shame among substance abuser women. Study design: a descriptive exploratory study design was used. Setting: this study was conducted at inpatient department for substance abusers women in Abbasiya for Mental health Hospital- Cairo city. Subject: convenient sample of 30 substance abuser women. Data collection tools: 1) Socio- demographic questionnaire for women. 2)Substance Abuse Self Stigma Scale, SASSS. 3) The Internalized Shame Scale, ISS. Results: the result of this study revealed that half of the studied substance abuser women had “high” level of self-stigma, less than half of them recorded “average” level, and the less of them had “low” level of self stigma related to substance abuse. Also, half of the studied substance abuser women had “average” level of shame, less than half recorded “high” level, and the less of them had “low” level of internalized shame related to substance abuse. Conclusion: the study concluded that, there were highly statistically significant positive correlations between total level of self-stigma and internalized shame among studied substance abuser women. Recommendations: A hotline must be available to solve immediate problems of substance abuser women with self stigma and shame. Expand primary health care services in community services frequently used by substance abuser women. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| self-stigma; internalize shame; substance abuser women | ||
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