38% of Ghanaians did not take COVID-19 test due to fear of Stigma, GSS<\/b><\/p>\n Over 70% of Ghanaians still receive lower income due to COVID-19<\/p>\n Ghanaian household spends averagely GH\u00a212 on PPE <\/p>\n The 3rd COVID-19 Households and Jobs Tracker by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has indicated that only about 22 percent of Ghanaians have ever taken a COVID-19 test.<\/p>\n According to the GSS, nearly 38 percent of Ghanaians did not take the test because they fear they would be stigmatised once they test positive.<\/p>\n The report added that some Ghanaians could not test for COVID-19 due to the unavailability or the distance of testing facility.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most common reason (37.8%) people give for people in their community not getting tested is the stigma around testing positive for COVID-19. Just 5.9% of indicates that the unavailability or distance to a testing facility (3.8%) is the reason people do not get tested for COVID-19,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n The GSS also indicated that about 36 percent of Ghanaians said it was hard for them to get tested for COVID-19 in their communities.<\/p>\n The report also indicated that about 27 percent of Ghanaians said their income has recovered to their pre-COVID-19 income level which implies that over 70 percent of Ghanaian still have lower incomes.<\/p>\n The GSS also stated that on the average Ghanaian households spends GH\u00a212 on personal protective equipment (PPE) such as nose mask, sanitisers, face marks and shields.<\/p>\n Read survey report below<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Some](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/83402611.295.jpg\" "\\"Some")
Some Ghanaians being vaccinated<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n