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Epidemiological Model Of The Transmission And Spread Of Hepatitis B Pandemic In Ghana, Kwaafo Akoto Awuah-Mensah
Epidemiological Model Of The Transmission And Spread Of Hepatitis B Pandemic In Ghana, Kwaafo Akoto Awuah-Mensah
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The world's attention to the burden and spread of hepatitis B has increased signicantly in the recent past. A number of interventions by way of treatment and immunisation have been initiated to fight the pandemic, especially in high prevalence regions such as Africa and Asia. Lack of good quality information about hepatitis B is a major hindrance to policy direction and comprehensive implementation of interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa designated as an endemic region. Limited studies on hepatitis B, coupled with lack of adequate health care systems and infrastructure, have led to ignorance or misconceptions and stigmatisation about the disease and …