Cargando…

“In a situation of rescuing life”: meanings given to diabetes symptoms and care-seeking practices among adults in Southeastern Tanzania: a qualitative inquiry

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is an emerging public health problem in Tanzania. For the community and the health system to respond adequately to this problem, it is important that we understand the meanings given to its symptoms, and the care-seeking practices of individuals. METHODS: To explore col...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Metta, Emmy, Bailey, Ajay, Kessy, Flora, Geubbels, Eveline, Hutter, Inge, Haisma, Hinke
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886626 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1504-0

Ejemplares similares

“It is the medicines that keep us alive”: lived experiences of diabetes medication use and continuity among adults in Southeastern Tanzania
por: Metta, Emmy, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Illness experiences of diabetes in the context of malaria in settings experiencing double burden of disease in southeastern Tanzania
por: Metta, Emmy, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

“We have become doctors for ourselves”: motives for malaria self-care among adults in southeastern Tanzania
por: Metta, Emmy, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

'He usually has what we call normal fevers’: Cultural perspectives on healthy child growth in rural Southeastern Tanzania: An ethnographic enquiry
por: Mchome, Zaina, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Ecological aspects shaping child labour in Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale gold mines: A qualitative inquiry
por: Metta, Emmy, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

“A disease that god has given me” patients and caregivers’ perspectives on diabetes in southeastern Tanzania
por: Metta, Emmy
Publicado: (2023)

Public policy, health system, and community actions against illness as platforms for response to NCDs in Tanzania: a narrative review
por: Metta, Emmy, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Postpartum sex taboos and child growth in Tanzania: Implications for child care
por: Mchome, Zaina, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

“When I Breastfeed, It Feels as if my Soul Leaves the Body”: Maternal Capabilities for Healthy Child Growth in Rural Southeastern Tanzania
por: Mchome, Zaina, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

‘It is not expected for married couples’: a qualitative study on challenges to safer sex communication among polygamous and monogamous partners in southeastern Tanzania
por: Mtenga, Sally Mmanyi, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

“A child may be tall but stunted.” Meanings attached to childhood height in Tanzania
por: Mchome, Zaina, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

How long-distance truck drivers and villagers in rural southeastern Tanzania think about heterosexual anal sex: a qualitative study
por: Mtenga, S, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Perceptions on diabetes care provision among health providers in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study
por: Mwangome, Mary, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Malaria Situation in an Endemic Area, Southeastern Iran
por: Fekri, Sajjad, et al.
Publicado: (2013)

Inter-epidemic Transmission of Rift Valley Fever in Livestock in the Kilombero River Valley, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Survey
por: Sumaye, Robert D., et al.
Publicado: (2013)

Inter-epidemic Acquisition of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Humans in Tanzania
por: Sumaye, Robert David, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

“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
por: Mwangome, Mary N., et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Social cognitive determinants of HIV voluntary counselling and testing uptake among married individuals in Dar es Salaam Tanzania: Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB)
por: Mtenga, Sally M, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

The effects of medicines availability and stock-outs on household’s utilization of healthcare services in Dodoma region, Tanzania
por: Kuwawenaruwa, August, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Linking gender, extramarital affairs, and HIV: a mixed methods study on contextual determinants of extramarital affairs in rural Tanzania
por: Mtenga, Sally M., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

A qualitative study of the determinants of HIV guidelines implementation in two south-eastern districts of Tanzania
por: Mwangome, Mary N, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

The role of accountability in the performance of Jazia prime vendor system in Tanzania
por: Kuwawenaruwa, August, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Prevalence of self-reported symptoms of sexually transmitted infections, knowledge and sexual behaviour among youth in semi-rural Tanzania in the period of adolescent friendly health services strategy implementation
por: Abdul, Ramadhani, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Pharmacokinetic Disposition of Amiodarone When Given with an Intralipid Rescue Strategy
por: Avedissian, Sean N., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Acceptability of a Prime Vendor System in Public Healthcare Facilities in Tanzania
por: Kuwawenaruwa, August, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

A qualitative study of discourses on heterosexual anal sexual practice among key, and general populations in Tanzania: implications for HIV prevention
por: Wamoyi, Joyce, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Antenatal care in practice: an exploratory study in antenatal care clinics in the Kilombero Valley, south-eastern Tanzania
por: Gross, Karin, et al.
Publicado: (2011)

Leptospirosis outbreak in Tanzania: An alarming situation
por: Masunga, Daniel Stephen, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Programmatic determinants of successful referral to health and social services for orphans and vulnerable children: A longitudinal study in Tanzania
por: Bajaria, Shraddha, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Maternal and Child Survival in Haor Region in Bangladesh. An Analysis of Fathers’ Capabilities to Save the Future
por: Chakraborty, Barnali, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Situational Analysis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Focus of the Disease, Southeastern Iran
por: Fekri, Sajjad, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Adherence to Tuberculosis Therapy among Patients Receiving Home-Based Directly Observed Treatment: Evidence from the United Republic of Tanzania
por: Mkopi, Abdallah, et al.
Publicado: (2012)

The combined effect of determinants on coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
por: Gross, Karin, et al.
Publicado: (2011)

The combined effect of determinants on coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
por: Gross, Karin, et al.
Publicado: (2012)

Stressors and support system among parents of neonates hospitalised with systemic infections: qualitative study in South India
por: Murthy, Shruti, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Determinants of antiretroviral adherence among HIV positive children and teenagers in rural Tanzania: a mixed methods study
por: Nyogea, Daniel, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

A Cross-Sectional Examination of Physical Activity Levels and Their Socio-Demographic Determinants in Southern Tanzania
por: Msambichaka, Beverly, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

An Inquiry into the Relationship between Drug Users’ Psychological Situations and Their Drug-Taking Behaviour
por: Lee, Gabriel Kwun Wa, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Health workers’ performance in the implementation of Patient Centred Tuberculosis Treatment (PCT) strategy under programmatic conditions in Tanzania: a cross sectional study
por: Mkopi, Abdallah, et al.
Publicado: (2013)

Prevalence and social drivers of HIV among married and cohabitating heterosexual adults in south-eastern Tanzania: analysis of adult health community cohort data
por: Mtenga, Sally M., et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Cannot write session to /tmp/vufind_sessions/sess_d9n996fht168qsi55c45scdc3t