Ritual and the organisation of care in primary care clinics in Cape Town, South Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1464-1471

  Lewin, Simon ^a   Green, Judith ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organisation of care; Ritual; South Africa; Treatment adherence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 63149177990     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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