کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8942295 1645069 2018 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
'When I don't have money to buy the drugs, I just manage.'-Exploring the lived experience of persons with physical disabilities in accessing primary health care services in rural Ghana
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
"وقتی پول ندارم برای خرید داروها، من فقط مدیریت می کنم." بررسی تجربه های زندگی افراد معلول فیزیکی در دسترسی به خدمات بهداشتی اولیه در روستای غنا
کلمات کلیدی
غنا، معلولیت فیزیکی، روستایی، دسترسی به خدمات بهداشتی، رفتارهای بهداشتی، سیستم سلامت، مراقبت های بهداشتی اولیه،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی سیاست های بهداشت و سلامت عمومی
چکیده انگلیسی
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes the rights of persons with disabilities' access to health care, including primary health care (PHC). However, growing evidence indicates that individuals in rural areas generally experience health access issues, and these issues are even worse for those with physical disabilities. Knowledge about such experiences is critical for policy design and clinical practice to promote PHC access for persons with physical disabilities in rural areas. This study seeks to explore the experiences of persons with physical disabilities in accessing PHC services in the predominantly rural Upper West Region of Ghana. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 participants living with physical disabilities, and used both deductive and inductive approaches to analyze the data. Participants shared experiences at three broad levels: the health system level, individual level and health-seeking behaviors level. Within the health system level, we identified three main categories: service availability (presence of health facilities, deficient drug supply and lack of providers), acceptability (positive and negative attitudes of providers and perceived high and low quality of care) and accommodation (inaccessible health facilities and equipment). The experiences at the individual level included financial constraints and mobility to health care facilities. Health-seeking behaviors related to how the individual reacted and responded to access barriers, which included searching for traditional healing, resorting to self-medication, making sacrifices in managing their conditions and relying on spiritual means. The information provided in this study is potentially important to policy makers and PHC providers as it presents evidence on the barriers and facilitators to PHC access in a rural setting. In particular, understanding individuals' experiences and how they develop health-seeking behaviors to overcome access barriers will be critical for policy design and client-centered service delivery in rural Ghana and potentially other low- and middle-income countries.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Social Science & Medicine - Volume 214, October 2018, Pages 83-90
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