Why does hepatitis B remain underprioritized? A view through lived experience

Table 1 Glossary of definitions

Term	Definition
Marginalization	The systemic process through which persons are excluded/denied basic rights based on their identities, experiences, geographical location, race, gender, or class
Under-prioritization	The failure to allocate resources effectively and fairly, leading to delayed or suboptimal care and compromising patient safety and health outcomes. It may occur at the health system level, where institutions don’t meet the health demands of their community, or at the healthcare provider level, where healthcare providers don’t prioritize necessary treatment or interventions
Discrimination	The unjust, unfair, or prejudicial treatment of a person on the grounds of their hepatitis B status
Stigma	A social process experienced or anticipated, and is characterized by exclusion, rejection, blame, or devaluation resulting from experience, perception, or reasonable anticipation of an adverse social judgment about a person or a group