Social participation in health - case studies from primary health care in Kosovo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Participation and inclusion of service users in health governance impact the quality of care and citizen well-being. In developing countries, such as Kosovo, disadvantaged groups are particularly important due to deep exclusionary structures and multiple systemic barriers to participation and care provision.

Purpose

To investigate the effects of three interventions on social participation in decision-making in several primary healthcare sites among the population and particularly vulnerable groups, i.e. ethnic minorities of Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian backgrounds, elderly citizens, and people with disabilities.

Methods

This study uses the consolidated framework of social participation and adapts it to Kosovo's primary healthcare context. We analysed the deg

SUBMITTER: Hoxha I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660875 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature