Stigma Toward Bariatric Surgery in the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom: Protocol for a Cross-cultural Mixed Methods Study

Franshelis K Garcia   ¹ , MSc ;   Kirsten T Verkooijen   ¹ , PhD ;   Esther J Veen   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Bob C Mulder   ⁴ , PhD ;   Maria A Koelen   ¹ , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Eric J Hazebroek   ^{5, 6} , MD, PhD, Prof Dr

¹ Health and Society, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

² Rural Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

³ Almere University of Applied Sciences, Almere, The Netherlands

⁴ Strategic Communication, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

⁵ Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

⁶ Department of Bariatric Surgery, Vitalys, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands