Factors related to discontinued clinic attendance by patients with podoconiosis in southern Ethiopia: A qualitative study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Tora, Abebayehu ^a   Davey, Gail ^b   Tadele, Getnet ^c  

^a WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Factors; Podoconiosis; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867686620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-902     Document Type: Article

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