| Title |
Health-care seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes in Uganda: an interview study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-698x-11-11 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Katarina Hjelm, Fortunate Atwine |
| Abstract |
Healthcare-seeking behaviour in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) has been investigated to a limited extent, and not in developing countries. Switches between different health sectors may interrupt glycaemic control, affecting health. The aim of the study was to explore healthcare-seeking behaviour, including use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) and traditional healers, in Ugandans diagnosed with DM. Further, to study whether gender influenced healthcare-seeking behaviour. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 230 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 40 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 14% |
| Researcher | 23 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 19 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 34 | 15% |
| Unknown | 66 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 73 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 10% |
| Unknown | 71 | 31% |
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