Understanding knowledge and media influence on people with hepatitis B in Senegal: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Public awareness and the dissemination of tailored information to lay populations are essential for highly endemic countries like Senegal to achieve hepatitis B elimination targets by 2030. In Senegal, despite its high prevalence, hepatitis B has not received sufficient attention in health communication campaigns compared with other health issues like HIV. We aimed to explore knowledge and perceptions surrounding hepatitis B virus (HBV), as well as the influence of digital media on the information accessed by individuals living with HBV in Senegal.

Design

We employed a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative semistructured interviews conducted with people living with HBV enrolled in the Senegalese hepatitis B cohort (SEN-B), with a quantitative content analys

SUBMITTER: Ndione AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature