The subject of this study is the disease processes of adults over the age of eighteen who have had Covid-19 and their experiences of stigma/exclusion in this process. The aim of the study is to focus on whether the interviewed participants are faced with stigmatization practices arising from the disease, if they do, how stigma is interpreted by sick individuals and how they develop attitudes towards stigmatization practices. The study aims to respond to the gap in the literature that limits the relationship between Covid and stigma, especially in Turkey, from the perspective of healthcare professionals. Indeed, it focuses on the subjective, everyday experiences of people with different demographics who have experienced the disease. The study was completed through face-to-face in-depth interviews, which is one of the qualitative research techniques, with twenty-five adults over the age of eighteen, with an approach that includes phenomenological research, which is frequently used in qualitative research methods. In the study, a descriptive analysis technique based on theming and categorization was used as an analysis approach that is frequently used in qualitative research. At the end of the study, it was revealed that despite the risk of stigmatization, the participants shared their illness with their social circles with a sense of collective responsibility. Contrary to what was predicted, it is possible to say that stigma was not observed in all of the participants, and in this context, the experience of stigmatization in this participant profile was limited. The declared stigmatization aspects were defined as avoiding close physical contact after quarantine, using insulting language, avoiding being in the same environment, and making jokes related to the disease.

This study is reflected from a micro-sociological and hermeneutic social science perspective. The subject of the study is the religious-magical beliefs and traditional treatment methods, which are specific to traditional culture, which married women who cannot have children despite their desire apply to have a child. The aim of the study is the religious-magical practices of women who are suffering from infertility problems caused by themselves or their spouses, as an alternative to modern medicine; on the other hand, it is to explain the meanings ascribed to traditional treatment approaches, which are examples of folk medicine, and the ways of experiencing them. While doing this, the phenomenological research design, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. In phenomenological researches, it is important how people who share a common phenomenon/experience make sense of and define the experience; focuses on the reflections of the same phenomenon in different lives. In this context, 28 married women over the age of 18 living in the Centre of City, Cizre, Silopi and İdil districts of Şırnak province were included in this study. The data collection technique of the research is face-to-face in-depth interviews. The data analysis method of the study is descriptive and systematic analysis based on the categorization and theming of the data revealed from the deciphered texts. Although there are similar studies in the literature -made in different regions- to this study, no study on this subject has been found in Şırnak. In this context, it is thought that this study will contribute to the field of medical sociology/health sociology and women's studies.