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Correlates of hepatitis B testing in Ghana: The role of knowledge, stigma endorsement and knowing someone with hepatitis B.
- Source :
- Health & Social Care in the Community; Nov2022, Vol. 30 Issue 6, pe4564-e4573, 10p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Hepatitis B testing is the gateway for prevention and care. However, previous studies document low hepatitis B testing uptake in sub‐Saharan Africa. This study investigated knowledge, stigma endorsement and knowing someone with hepatitis B as correlates of hepatitis B testing behaviours among people in the Greater Accra and Northern regions of Ghana. A cross‐sectional survey was completed by 971 participants (Greater Accra = 503, and Northern region = 468) between October 2018 and January 2019. Approximately 54% of the participants reported having been tested for hepatitis B. The logistic regression analyses showed that having greater hepatitis B knowledge was positively associated with hepatitis B testing (OR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.14–1.30). Higher hepatitis B stigma endorsement was negatively related to hepatitis B testing (OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.96–0.99). Also, participants who knew someone (i.e. parent, sibling and/or friend) with hepatitis B were more likely to have tested compared to those who did not know someone with hepatitis B (OR = 7.15, 95% CI: 5.04–10.14). This study demonstrates that knowing someone with hepatitis B increases the likelihood of testing, highlighting the need to create safe and non‐judgmental contexts for people with hepatitis B (PWHB) to disclose if they want to. Also, given that greater hepatitis B knowledge increases testing and hepatitis B stigma endorsement impedes testing, interventions that increase knowledge and reduce stigma should be incorporated in efforts to promote testing in Ghana. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEPATITIS B
FRIENDSHIP
STATISTICS
CONFIDENCE intervals
CROSS-sectional method
MULTIVARIATE analysis
MEDICAL screening
SOCIAL stigma
HEALTH literacy
CRONBACH'S alpha
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
INTERPERSONAL relations
HEALTH behavior
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHI-squared test
DATA analysis software
LOGISTIC regression analysis
ODDS ratio
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
MARITAL status
PARENTS
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660410
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health & Social Care in the Community
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160812800
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13860