"They tossed me up like a ball": informal settlement residents' experiences in accessing healthcare in Kampala, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most urban dwellers (55%) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) live in informal settlements. Informal settlement dwellers have higher disease risk and poorer quality of life than residents of formal urban environments, yet they have less access to healthcare. Despite benefits of most international health aid delivered through Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) such as the WHO, USAID, and PEPFAR in rapidly addressing specific conditions such as HIV, TB, malaria, many GHI have created parallel structures to existing health systems. This paper examines the experiences residents of informal settlements have in trying to access basic healthcare in the context of global health aid.

Methods

In this community-based study, we conducted focus group interviews (FGI) amo

SUBMITTER: Dickson-Gomez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265136 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature