Prevention of hypertension and diabetes in an urban setting in South Africa: Participatory action research with community health workers

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-54

  Bradley, Hazel A ^a   Puoane, Thandi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community health workers; Developing country; Diabetes; Health promotion; Hypertension; Noncommunicable disease; Participatory action research; Prevention; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN AREA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33846934251     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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