I don't have options but to persevere." Experiences and practices of care for HIV and diabetes in rural Tanzania: A qualitative study of patients and family caregivers

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Mwangome, Mary N ^a,c   Geubbels, Eveline ^a   Klatser, Paul ^b,c   Dieleman, Marjolein ^b,c  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access; Chronic care; Community care; Diabetes; HIV; Sub Saharan Africa; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES; FAMILIARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VILLAGE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

TANZANIA;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TANZANIA;

EID: 84963614754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0345-5     Document Type: Article

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