Exploring the illness experiences amongst families living with 2019 coronavirus disease in Ghana: Three case reports

Exploring the illness experiences amongst families living with 2019 coronavirus disease in Ghana: Three case reports

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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 Celiac 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 Control Link 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.