What words best capture the symptom of breathlessness in Uganda?

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Jjukira Vianney (Author), Immaculate Nakitende (Author), Henry Kalema (Author), Sylivia Namuleme (Author), John Kellett (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS), 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Introduction: Anecdotal experience suggests that Ugandan patients complain infrequently of breathlessness. The Luganda language, spoken in Uganda, does not have one word to express breathlessness but uses various phrases. Therefore, many of these patients may not be able to express what they feel wh...