Primary non-communicable disease prevention and communication barriers of deaf sign language users: a qualitative study

Primary non-communicable disease prevention and communication barriers of deaf sign language users: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Deaf sign language users have lower health literacy and poorer access to non-communicable disease prevention information as compared to the general population. The aim was to explore disease concepts embedded in signs, primary non-communicable disease prevention behaviour and com...

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Main Authors: Severin Pinilla, Sebastian Walther, Arnd Hofmeister, Soeren Huwendiek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Deaf
Non-communicable diseases
Diabetes
Sign language
Communication
Prevention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-0976-4

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