Un/met: a mixed-methods study on primary healthcare needs of the poorest population in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access of all people to the healthcare they need, without financial hardship is the goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). As UHC initiatives expand, assessing the needs of vulnerable populations can reveal gaps in the system which may be covered by relevant policies. In this study we (i) identify the met and unmet primary healthcare needs of the poorest population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), Pakistan, and (ii) explore why the gaps exist.

Methods

We used Leveque's Framework of Patient-centred Access to Healthcare to examine unmet primary healthcare (PHC) needs and their underlying causes for the poorest population in four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Using a triangulation mixed methods design, we analysed data from a quantitative

SUBMITTER: Shaukat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421121 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature