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Silent struggles: exploring the lived experiences of patients undergoing hemodialysis in a fragile health system following the COVID-19 pandemic and war in tigray: a hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative study

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Key takeaways

This study explored the daily lives of people on dialysis in a region of Ethiopia hit by war and the pandemic. It focused on the emotional and financial struggles of these patients. This is a qualitative study about patient experiences, not a test of a medical treatment. There are no clinical results to report.

Who did this work

Desalegn Desalegn Weldebrhan (Mekelle University) · Teka Weldebrhan (Mekelle University) · Ephrem Berhe (Mekelle University)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-11-03
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-05493-w