Cargando…
Motivations of women in Uganda living with rheumatic heart disease: A mixed methods study of experiences in stigma, childbearing, anticoagulation, and contraception
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a leading cause of premature mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Women of reproductive age are a unique and vulnerable group of RHD patients, due to increased risk of cardiovascular complications and death during pregnancy. Yet, less th...
Autores principales: | Chang, Andrew Y., Nabbaale, Juliet, Nalubwama, Haddy, Okello, Emmy, Ssinabulya, Isaac, Longenecker, Christopher T., Webel, Allison R. |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Public Library of Science
2018
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5874006/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29590159 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194030 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Outcomes and Care Quality Metrics for Women of Reproductive Age Living With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
por: Chang, Andrew Y., et al.
Publicado: (2020) -
Household Economic Consequences of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
por: Opara, Chinonso C., et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
Prevalence and characteristics of primary left-sided valve disease in a cohort of 15,000 patients undergoing echocardiography studies in a tertiary hospital in Uganda
por: Rwebembera, Joselyn, et al.
Publicado: (2018) -
Community Perspectives on Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
por: Nalubwama, Hadija, et al.
Publicado: (2022) -
Rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: predictors of morbidity and mortality one year after presentation
por: Okello, Emmy, et al.
Publicado: (2017)