TY - JOUR AU - Amurwon, Jovita AU - Hajdu, Flora AU - Yiga, Dominic Bukenya AU - Seeley, Janet PY - 2017 DA - 2017/11/09 TI - “Helping my neighbour is like giving a loan…” –the role of social relations in chronic illness in rural Uganda JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 705 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Understanding individuals’ experience of accessing care and tending to various other needs during chronic illness in a rural context is important for health systems aiming to increase access to healthcare and protect poor populations from unreasonable financial hardship. This study explored the impact on households of access to free healthcare and how they managed to meet needs during chronic illness. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2666-5 DO - 10.1186/s12913-017-2666-5 ID - Amurwon2017 ER -