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“I think it would be better for those of us who have the disease not to be ashamed”. Insights from people living with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and healthcare workers providing HBV care in Kilifi, Kenya

2024-11-29

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Chronic hepatitis B infection (CHB) causes over 1 million deaths annually, with a large burden of morbidity and mortality in the WHO-African Region (WHO-AFRO) where <5% of people are diagnosed and 0.2% are on treatment. Studies have shown that understanding of hepatitis B virus (HBV) here is often poor, and people living with HBV (PLWHB) can experience stigma and discrimination. However there has been little docum...

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