Beliefs about health and illness: A comparison between Ugandan men and women living with Diabetes Mellitus

International Nursing Review

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 434-441

  Hjelm, K ^a   Nambozi, G ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Care seeking behaviour; Diabetes mellitus; Gender; Health Illness beliefs; Self care; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UGANDA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; WOMEN;

EID: 55949102978     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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