Relationship Between Fear of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Patient Preferences for Medical Services in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Most of the study participants expressed fear of COVID-19. Fear of COVID-19 significantly influenced patients' preference for alternative healthcare delivery, indicating the need for providers to collaborate to offer patients the care they require using appropriate technology.
Authors
- Michael Dogbe
- Godwin Adzakpah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6916-6733)
- Nathan Kumasenu Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-589X)
- Amanda Appiah‐Acheampong
- Michael Wadere
- Dela Senyah
- Mavis Agyarkoaa
- Lawrencia Mensah
- Christabell Opoku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4352-259X)
- Jessica Abakah
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Dodowa Health Research Centre (GH)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70898
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09