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| Title |
Myths and misconceptions about tuberculosis transmission in Ghana
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-698x-13-38 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joshua Amo-Adjei, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme |
| Abstract |
Myths and misconceptions about TB can serve as a barrier to efforts at reducing stigmatisation of people infected and affected by the disease. Understanding such drivers of myths and misconceptions is important for improving information, education and communication (IEC) efforts of national control and preventive interventions. This study therefore assesses the influence of interaction of spatial, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics on myths and misconceptions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| Senegal | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 101 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 22% |
| Researcher | 19 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Unknown | 20 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 29% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 22 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 October 2013.
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#16,722,190
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#12,828
of 17,512 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#127,705
of 210,956 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#252
of 315 outputs
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