Ayisi-Boateng Nana K, Egblewogbe Dora, Owusu-Antwi Ruth, Essuman Akye, Spangenberg Kathryn
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2020 Nov 6;12(1):e1-e3. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2682.
The 2019 corona virus disease (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc on countries, communities and households. Its effect on individuals and their 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 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.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）给各国、社区和家庭带来了巨大破坏。其对个人及其家庭的影响虽然巨大，但尚未得到充分探究。因此，我们呈现一份关于加纳三个家庭疾病经历的报告，这些家庭中至少有一名成员被诊断感染了COVID-19。我们对他们进行了访谈，并记录了他们最常见的恐惧，如死亡、被污名化以及家族企业倒闭。受访者对COVID-19的症状、传播方式和安全预防措施有一定了解。家庭分离和收入损失是他们表达的一些不利影响。他们中的大多数人希望感染COVID-19的家庭成员能够康复并团聚。COVID-19的生物心理社会影响巨大，家庭医生和其他初级保健工作者在应对这一问题方面可发挥重要作用。
