URBAN–RURAL CONTRASTS IN EXPLANATORY MODELS AND TREATMENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS FOR STROKE IN TANZANIA
MSHANA G, HAMPSHIRE K, PANTER-BRICK C, WALKER R. URBAN–RURAL CONTRASTS IN EXPLANATORY MODELS AND TREATMENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS FOR STROKE IN TANZANIA. Journal Of Biosocial Science 2008, 40: 35-52. PMID: 17767790, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932007002295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-seeking behaviorStroke patientsTraditional healersHospital-based studyMultiple treatment optionsAnalysis of patientsTreatment Seeking BehaviorHospital avoidanceStroke incidenceHospital treatmentLarger community-based projectTreatment optionsEffective treatmentHealth servicesPatientsCausation beliefsStrokeEffective interventionsInterpretation of strokeMultiple healing systemsSupernatural causesRural areasTreatmentDar-esSaharan Africa