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Barriers to accessing the culturally sensitive healthcare that could decrease the disabling effects of arthritis in a rural Mayan community: a qualitative inquiry

Abstract

The impact of living with arthritis in a rural Mexican Mayan community along with the barriers encountered by people living with this chronic condition were investigated in this study. The community needs around this health issue were investigated by conducting an ethnographic study using data obtained during two time periods (August 2012–April 2013 and December 2013–December 2014). During the first period, fieldwork observations and interviews …

Authors

Loyola-Sanchez A; Richardson J; Wilkins S; Lavis JN; Wilson MG; Alvarez-Nemegyei J; Pelaez-Ballestas I

Journal

Clinical Rheumatology, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 1287–1298

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

May 2016

DOI

10.1007/s10067-015-3061-4

ISSN

0770-3198