‘He who knows it, feels it.’ Stepping stones towards fulfilling a peer-advocate role among people with chronic stigmatising conditions in Liberia
We find that when appropriately enabled, peer advocates can themselves be empowered and play a key role in person-centred care.
Authors
- Wede Seekey
- Zeela Zaizay
- Hannah Berrian
- Tiawanlyn G. Godwin-Akpan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7960-7056)
- Laura Dean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-9707)
- Sally Theobald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9053-211X)
- Rosalind McCollum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-1734)
Institutions
- ActionAid (US)
- University of Liberia (LR)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- American Leprosy Missions (US)
- Planned Parenthood Association of Liberia (LR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Health
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf126
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00