Gender-based profiling of quality of life (QOL) of primary health care (PHC) attendees in central Uganda: A cross sectional analysis

African Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-385

  Muhwezi, W W ^a   Okello, E S ^a   Turiho, A K ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Gender; Primary health care; Quality of life; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952286517     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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