Viral Hepatitis Knowledge and Barriers Survey in Ghana, 449 Participants

Ghana-based survey data from a cross-sectional study assessing knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to viral hepatitis B and C care. Dorcas Ohui Owusu collected structured questionnaire responses from 449 participants, including patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-25.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in serostatus awareness based on participant type (HCWs vs. patients/caregivers)
• Identify common misconceptions about disease etiology based on beliefs cited in the description
• Evaluate major barriers to care, such as cost and distance, cited by participants
• Assess risk perception and recognition of high-risk groups among community participants

Strengths

• Includes responses from 449 participants across three key stakeholder groups
• Provides specific quantitative findings, such as less than 50% of patient participants aware of their HCV status
• Identifies concrete barriers, with cost cited by 75% of participants

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is very small (25.9 KB), indicating limited scope or summary data

Provenance

Source

Dorcas Ohui Owusu

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 14:38:41; freshness should be verified

Geography

Ghana