Chronic disease stigma, skepticism of the health system, and socio-economic fragility: Qualitative assessment of factors impacting receptiveness to group medical visits and microfinance for non-communicable disease care in rural Kenya.

Chronic disease stigma, skepticism of the health system, and socio-economic fragility: Qualitative assessment of factors impacting receptiveness to group medical visits and microfinance for non-communicable disease care in rural Kenya.

<h4>Background</h4>Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality in the world, and innovative approaches to NCD care delivery are being actively developed and evaluated. Combining the group-based experience of microfinance and group medical visits is a novel approac...

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Main Authors: Rae Dong, Claudia Leung, Mackenzie N Naert, Violet Naanyu, Peninah Kiptoo, Winnie Matelong, Esther Matini, Vitalis Orango, Gerald S Bloomfield, David Edelman, Valentin Fuster, Simon Manyara, Diana Menya, Sonak D Pastakia, Tom Valente, Jemima Kamano, Carol R Horowitz, Rajesh Vedanthan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248496

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