Browsing by Subject "low income population"

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"It is not easy living with this illness": A syndemic approach to medication adherence and lifestyle change among low-income diabetes patients in Lima, Peru

Pesantes Villa, María Amalia; Tetens, A.; Del Valle, A.; Miranda, J. Jaime (Society for Applied Anthropology, 2019)

This study analyzes the experiences of low-income people living with type 2 diabetes in Lima, Peru. We use a syndemic approach to describe and discuss their challenges in following physicians’ recommendations around ...
Private sector contributions and their effect on physician emigration in the developing world

Loh, Lawrence C.; Ugarte Gil, Cesar Augusto; Darko, Kwame (World Health Organization, 2013)

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of care provided by mid-level health workers. Methods: Experimental and observational studies comparing mid-level health workers and higher level health workers were identified by a ...

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