Perceptions about chronic health conditions, multimorbidity and self-management practices in rural northeast South Africa: findings from a qualitative study
Our findings contribute to emerging research on chronic health conditions and self-management approaches. Participants in our study demonstrated a good understanding of various chronic health conditions but lacked knowledge of self-management practices and faced barriers to self-management. There is a need for further studies on self-management of chronic health conditions, including self-monitoring among patients in rural sub-Saharan settings.
Authors
- Edward F. Fottrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-7161)
- Belinda J. Njiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8312-0643)
- F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-0848)
- Rochelle A. Burgess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9749-7065)
- Stephen Tollman
- Audry Dube
- Nicola Joan Christofides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3559-6401)
- Chodziwadziwa Kabudula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-0336)
- Alisha N. Wade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1158-2523)
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098219
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council
- University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- Medical Research Council