Assessment of Bypass of the Nearest Primary Health Care Facility Among Women in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recent reports have highlighted that expanding access to health care is ineffective at meeting the goal of universal health coverage if the care offered does not meet a minimum level of quality. Health care facilities nearest to patient's homes that are perceived to offer inadequate or inappropriate care are frequently bypassed in favor of more distant private or tertiary-level hospital facilities that are perceived to offer higher-quality care.

Objective

To estimate the frequency with which women in Ghana bypass the nearest primary health care facility and describe patient experiences, costs, and other factors associated with this choice.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationally representative survey study was conducted in 2017 and included 4203 h

SUBMITTER: Bell G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424402 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature