Exploring the illness experiences amongst families living with 2019 coronavirus disease in Ghana: three case reports. (Special Collection: COVID-19.)

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