Patterns of illness disclosure among Indian slum dwellers: a qualitative study

Patterns of illness disclosure among Indian slum dwellers: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Slum dwellers display specific traits when it comes to disclosing their illnesses to professionals. The resulting actions lead to poor health-seeking behaviour and underutilisation of existing formal health facilities. The ways that slum people use to communicate their feelings a...

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Main Authors: Moumita Das, Federica Angeli, Anja J. S. M. Krumeich, Onno C. P. van Schayck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Subjects:
Delay
Disclosure
Expressing illness
Gender
Informing illness
Slum dwellers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-018-0142-x

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