Development of an educational intervention to reduce the burden of adult chronic lung disease in rural India: Inputs from a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide with a substantial burden of the disease being borne by the low and middle income countries (LMICs). Interventions to change health behaviour which aim to improve the quality of life and reduce disease burden due to CRD require knowledge of the problem and factors influencing such behaviour. Our study sought to appreciate the lived experiences of people with CRD, their understanding of the disease and its risk factors, and usual practice of health behaviour in a rural low-literate community in southern India.

Methods

Qualitative data were collected between September and December 2018 through eight focus group discussions (FGDs), five in-depth interviews and four key-informant

SUBMITTER: Paul B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8281992 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature