Treatment adherence among primary care patients in a historically disadvantaged community in South Africa: A qualitative study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 444-460

  Kagee, Ashraf ^a   Le Roux, Marieanna ^a   Dick, Judy ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Primary care; South Africa; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34047245447     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307076232     Document Type: Article

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