Exploring Cultural Influences of Self-Management of Diabetes in Coastal Kenya

• Main Authors: Munib Said Abdulrehman (Author), Wendy Woith (Author), Sheryl Jenkins (Author), Susan Kossman (Author), Gina Louise Hunter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In spite of increasing prevalence of diabetes among Kenyans and evidence suggesting Kenyans with diabetes maintain poor glycemic control, no one has examined the role of cultural attitudes, beliefs, and practices in their self-management of diabetes. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to des...