Screening, diagnosis and care cascade for viral hepatitis B and C in Yaounde, Cameroon: a qualitative study of patients and health providers coping with uncertainty and unbearable costs.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To document patients' and healthcare professionals' (HCP) experiences with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) diagnosis and care, as well as consequences of these infections on patients' life trajectories in Cameroon, an endemic country in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

Qualitative sociological study combining in-depth interviews and observations of medical consultations. Interviews and observations transcripts were thematically analysed according to the following themes: circumstances and perceptions surrounding hepatitis screening, counselling and disclosure, information provided by HCP on hepatitis prevention and treatment, experience of access to care and treatment, social/economic trajectories after diagnosis.

Setting

HIV and gastroenterol

SUBMITTER: Chabrol F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6475147 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature