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Living with diabetes and hypertension in Tunisia: popular perspectives on biomedical treatment

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  • Faten Tlili
  • Francine Tinsa
  • Afef Skhiri
  • Shahaduz Zaman
  • Peter Phillimore
  • Habiba Ben Romdhane

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We highlight two main themes. One was nostalgia for a recent past when ‘pure’ and ‘natural’ food, ‘proper’ meals and less stressful lives meant less chronic illness, with demanding and costly treatment. The other concerned communication in the clinic, and the recurrent dismay patients felt at what they saw as the cursory attention and guidance they received from clinic staff in public facilities. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2015

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  • Faten Tlili & Francine Tinsa & Afef Skhiri & Shahaduz Zaman & Peter Phillimore & Habiba Ben Romdhane, 2015. "Living with diabetes and hypertension in Tunisia: popular perspectives on biomedical treatment," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 60(1), pages 31-37, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:60:y:2015:i:1:p:31-37
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0572-8
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