Type 1 diabetes care delivery in Yaoundé, Cameroon: Social and political representations.

Background:  Increasing chronic diseases challenges the health systems of low- and middle-income countries, including Cameroon. Type 1 diabetes (T1D), among the most common chronic diseases in children, poses particular care delivery challenges.

Aim:  We examined social representations of patients' roles and implementation of T1D care among political decision-makers, healthcare providers and patients within families.