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Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 57 , issue 3, pages: 166–171

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.977027

Author(s): Bernice L BooysenUniversity of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Arina C SchlemmerUniversity of Stellenbosch, South Africa,

Keywords: diabetes care, diabetes mellitus, non-adherence reasons, primary health care, type 2 diabetes,

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Background: Non-adherence to diabetes care is a concern at Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre (BLCHC) as it results in many diabetes complications that could have been avoided. The aim was to explore the reasons for people with diabetes in the Bishop Lavis area being non-adherent to diabetes care.

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