“I don’t want to have anything to do with someone suspected of COVID-19”: a genuine infection avoidance interests or inappropriate concerns related to stigma?

Background: Human existence is being challenged by an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 that began in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Efforts to avoid the spread of COVID-19 are undermined by the appearance of disease-associated avoidance of infected pers...

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Main Authors: Sulemana Abubakari, Edward Apraku, Solomon Nyame, Francis Agbokey, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Stephaney Gyaase, Thomas Gyan, Lawrence Gyabaa Febir, Livesy Abokyi, Kwaku Poku Asante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Public Health in Africa
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Online Access:https://www.publichealthinafrica.org/jphia/article/view/2099