The lesson of Monsieur Nouma: Effects of a culturally sensitive communication tool to improve health-seeking behavior in rural Cameroon

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-350

  Gessler, Noemi ^a   Labhard, Niklaus Daniel ^b   Stolt, Pelle ^c   Manga, Engelbert ^d   Balo, Jean Richard ^d   Boffolo, Adelaide ^d   Langewitz, Wolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Seboche Hospital   (Lesotho)

^c Maglia Rotta   (Switzerland)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Adherence; Diabetes; Hypertension; Low and middle income countries; Patient counseling

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAMEROON; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CAMEROON; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84861229322     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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