“Helping my neighbour is like giving a loan…” –the role of social relations in chronic illness in rural Uganda

Abstract Background Understanding individuals’ experience of accessing care and tending to various other needs during chronic illness in a rural context is important for health systems aiming to increase access to healthcare and protect poor populations from unreasonable financial hardship. This stu...

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Main Authors: Jovita Amurwon, Flora Hajdu, Dominic Bukenya Yiga, Janet Seeley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2666-5