Perceived Barriers for Accessing Health Services among Individuals with Disability in Four African Countries.

ABSTRACT: There is an increasing awareness among researchers and others that marginalized and vulnerable groups face problems in accessing health care. Access problems in particular in low-income countries may jeopardize the targets set by the United Nations through the Millennium Development Goals. Thus, identifying barriers for individuals with disability in accessing health services is a research priority. The current study aimed at identifying the magnitude of specific barriers, and to estimate the impact of disability on barriers for accessing health care in general. A population based household survey was carried out in Sudan, Namibia, Malawi, and South Africa, including a total of 9307 individuals. The sampling strategy was a two-stage cluster sampling within selected geographical areas in ea

SUBMITTER: Eide AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4489521 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature