Measuring public attitudes towards people living with chronic diseases in Arabic-speaking populations: adaptation and development of the Social Stigma Scale of Chronic Diseases (SSS-CD)

• Prif Awduron: Feten Fekih-Romdhane (Awdur), Sahar Obeid (Awdur), Georgio Chidiac (Awdur), Mariam Dabbous (Awdur), Diana Malaeb (Awdur), Rabih Hallit (Awdur), Souheil Hallit (Awdur)
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Abstract Background A large proportion of the population in Arab countries suffer from chronic diseases. According to the statistics by the Global Health Estimates, chronic illnesses contribute by 71% to total deaths in the Arab region. While chronic illnesses have been demonstrated to carry high le...