“To die is better than to tell”: reasons for and against disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status in Ghana

“To die is better than to tell”: reasons for and against disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status in Ghana

Abstract Background People with a condition subject to stigmatisation, such as chronic hepatitis B, face the dilemma of whether or not to disclose their status. In Ghana, 12.3% of the adult population has the hepatitis B virus (HBV). One key strategy for breaking the cycle of hepatitis B transmissio...

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Main Authors: Charles Ampong Adjei, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Florence Naab, Robert A. C. Ruiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
Disclosure
Non-disclosure
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08811-5

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