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Quality of primary care physicians’ communication of diabetes self-management during medical encounters with persons with diabetes mellitus in a resource-poor country

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 60 , issue 6 , 2018 , pages: 197–206

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2018.1504864

Author(s): OS Ojo Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , SO Malomo Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , AO Egunjobi Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , AOA Jimoh Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , MO Olowere Family Medicine Department, Nigeria

Keywords: diabetes self-management , patient–physician communication , primary care physicians , resource-poor countries , Nigeria

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Abstract

Background: Most of the Nigerian studies on the determinants of diabetes self-management have focused on patient-related factors. There is no previous local study that examined the quality of diabetes self-management education provided by primary care physicians to people with diabetes mellitus.

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