Using Qualitative Methods to Explore Lay Explanatory Models, Health-Seeking Behaviours and Self-Care Practices of Podoconiosis Patients in North-West Ethiopia.
BACKGROUND:Podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) is a chronic, non-infectious disease resulting from exposure of bare feet to red-clay soil in tropical highlands. This study examined lay beliefs about three under-researched aspects of podoconiosis patients' care: explanatory models,...
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Main Authors: | Harrison S Banks (Author), Girmay Tsegay (Author), Moges Wubie (Author), Abreham Tamiru (Author), Gail Davey (Author), Max Cooper (Author) |
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2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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