耻辱,慢性和复杂的生活与长期的Covid在肯尼亚
Edna N Bosire1, Lucy W Kamau2, Emily Mendenhall3
1Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, 3rd Parklands Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya. edna.bosire@aku.edu.
肯尼亚的长期Covid带来了独特的挑战,包括有限的医疗保健和与艾滋病毒恐惧有关的耻辱. 消除这种慢性疾病的耻辱化对于更好的患者支持和理解至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 慢性疾病管理 慢性疾病管理
背景情况:
- 肯尼亚有数百万人感染了COVID-19,对长期Covid的监测有限.
- 患有慢性病的人需要管理症状,治疗和自我调整.
研究的目的:
- 了解肯尼亚人寻求长期Covid护理的经历.
- 在肯尼亚识别围绕长期Covid的挑战和看法.
主要方法:
- 定性研究涉及对23名经历长期Covid的肯尼亚人进行采访.
- 探索医疗保健的获取,症状,耻辱和社会支持.
主要成果:
- 参与者报告说,医疗保健的获取有限,以及疲劳和疼痛等衰弱症状.
- 一个独特的耻辱出现了,害怕被认为是艾滋病毒感染者.
- 患者感到被医疗保健提供者解雇,并依靠在线支持小组.
- 对实验性治疗的混合反应,有些症状恶化.
结论:
- 肯尼亚的长期Covid的特点是严重的耻辱和有限的资源.
- 这种疾病的慢性和衰弱性需要消除耻辱的努力.
- 整合长期Covid护理与其他慢性疾病需要更广泛的理解和支持.
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