"I don't want to have anything to do with someone suspected of COVID-19": a genuine infection avoidance interests or inappropriate concerns related to stigma?

• Main Authors: Sulemana Abubakari (Author), Edward Apraku (Author), Solomon Nyame (Author), Francis Agbokey (Author), Samuel Afari-Asiedu (Author), Stephaney Gyaase (Author), Thomas Gyan (Author), Lawrence Gyabaa Febir (Author), Livesy Abokyi (Author), Kwaku Poku Asante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Human existence is being challenged by an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 that began in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Efforts to avoid the spread of COVID-19 are undermined by the appearance of disease-associated avoidance of infected perso...