Hepatitis B knowledge among women and men in the upper west region of Ghana: What sources of health information matter?

Florence Wullo Anfaara, Kilian Nasung Atuoye, Roger Antabe, Yujiro Sano and Isaac Luginaah

International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2020, vol. 35, issue 5, 1098-1110

Abstract: Despite the vital role of accurate health information in reducing the spread of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in endemic contexts such as Ghana, little is known about how health information sources may influence disparities in the knowledge of HBV transmission among women and men. This study examines the association between sources of health information and knowledge of HBV transmission in the Upper West Region (UWR) of Ghana. Data from a cross‐sectional survey (n = 1061) was analyzed using gender‐specific multivariate ordered logistic regression models. The results show that, women who obtained health information from religious‐based programs (OR = 4.04, P

Date: 2020
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