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  • The 2019 corona virus disease (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc on countries, communities and households. Its effect on individuals and their families, although enormous, has not been adequately explored. We thus present a report on the illness experiences of three families in Ghana who had at least one member diagnosed with COVID-19. We interviewed them and recorded their commonest fears, such as death, stigmatisation and collapse of family business. Respondents had a fair idea about symptoms of COVID-19, mode of transmission and safety precautions. Family separation and loss of income were some of the adverse effects expressed. Majority of them were hopeful that family members with COVID-19 would recover and be reunited. The biopsychosocial impact of COVID-19 is tremendous and family physicians and other primary care workers have an essential role to play in addressing this.
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?:doi
  • 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2682
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?:journal
  • Afr_J_Prim_Health_Care_Fam_Med
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  • cc-by
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/0c342497f49942f7d221c99173f6089907c32eb1.json
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7670005.xml.json
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?:pmid
  • 33181874.0
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?:source
  • Medline; PMC
?:title
  • Exploring the illness experiences amongst families living with 2019 coronavirus disease in Ghana: Three case reports
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?:year
  • 2020-11-06

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