Demand and supply-side barriers and opportunities to enhance access to healthcare for urban poor populations in Kenya: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the barriers to and options for improving access to quality healthcare for the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya.

Design and participants

This was a qualitative approach. In-depth interviews (n=12), focus group discussions with community members (n=12) and key informant interviews with health providers and policymakers (n=25) were conducted between August 2019 and September 2020. Four feedback and validation workshops were held in December 2019 and April-June 2021.

Setting

Korogocho and Viwandani urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya.

Results

The socioe-conomic status of individuals and their families, such as poverty and lack of health insurance, interact with community-level factors like poor infrastructure, limited availability of health facilities a

SUBMITTER: Bakibinga P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9083429 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature