Informal Support Networks of Tanzanians With Chronic Diseases: Predictors of Support Provision and Treatment Adherence.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To examine the role of NCD patients' social ties as informal caregivers and whether receiving their support is associated with engagement in care. Methods: NCD outpatients (N₂ = 100) in rural Tanzania completed a cross-sectional questionnaire to characterize the support role of their social ties (N₁ = 304). Bivariate analyses explored predictors of social support and whether social support is associated with engagement in care. Results: This study found that 87% of participants had health insurance, yet 25% received financial support for financing healthcare. Patient gender, age and marital status were found to be important predictors of social support, with NCD-related disability and disease severity being predictive to a lesser degre

SUBMITTER: Hooley B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9726723 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature