Diabetes care among urban women in Soweto, South Africa: A qualitative study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mendenhall, Emily ^a   Norris, Shane A ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetes education; Diabetes management; Diet; Health systems; South Africa; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84951274449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2615-3     Document Type: Article

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