02348nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001200054653001300066653002900079653001300108653001100121100001300132700001100145700001700156700001300173245014400186856007800330300001300408490000700421520166400428022001402092       2017                            d10aPoverty10aDisease10aCameroon10aHealth seeking behaviour10aStudents10aCoping1 aMakoge V1 aMaat H1 aVaandrager L1 aKoelen M00aHealth-seeking behaviour towards poverty-related disease (PRDs): A qualitative study of people living in camps and on campuses in Cameroon.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5214973/pdf/pntd.0005218.pdf  ae00052180 v113 a<p>Poverty-Related Diseases (PRDs) emphasize poverty as a 'breeding-ground' for a range of diseases. The study presented here starts from the premise that poverty is a general condition that can limit people's capacity to prevent, mitigate or treat diseases. Using an interpretation of health seeking behaviour (HSB), inspired by the salutogenic approach, we investigated how people deal with PRDs, their ability and strategies put in place to cope. We collected HSB data from two groups of respondents in Cameroon: labourers of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) living in settlements called camps and students of the state universities of Buea and Yaoundé living in settlements we refer to as campuses. By selecting these groups, the study offers a unique view of how different people cope with similar health challenges. We carried out semi-structured interviews with 21 camp dwellers and 21 students in a cross-sectional study. Our findings revealed 1) respondents use multiple resources to cope with PRDs. 2) Respondents' perceptions of diseases and connection with poverty closely ties to general hygienic conditions of their living environment. 3) Utilisation of health facilities is not strongly dependent on financial resources. 4) Volatile health facilities are a major challenge and reason for people to revert to other health resources. The study brings out the need for organisations (governmental and non-governmental) to strengthen people's capacities to cope with health situations through better health and housing policies geared at incorporating practices currently used by the people and supporting pro-hygienic initiatives.</p>
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