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Living in the shadow and light: Iranian youths’ response to diabetes-related stigma

Abdoli Samereh , Doosti Irani Mehri , Parvizy Sorror , Seied Fatemi Naeimeh , Amini Masood , Iraj Bijan

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the most acceptable chronic diseases. However, diabetes-related stigma is proposed as an important and striking phenomenon in many countries especially in Asian countries such as Iran. This study aimed to explore the responses of Iranian young people with type 1 diabetes to the diabetes-related stigma.Methods: Conventional qualitative content analysis approach guided this inquiry. Volunteered people with type 1 diabetes w...