'You must carry your wheelchair' - barriers to accessing healthcare in a South African rural area

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.29003" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.29003</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.29003" target="_blank" >10.3402/gha.v8.29003</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

'You must carry your wheelchair' - barriers to accessing healthcare in a South African rural area

Original language description

Background: There is international evidence that people with disabilities face barriers when accessing primary healthcare services and that there is inadequate information about effective interventions that work to improve the lives of people with disabilities, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. Poor rural residents generally experience barriers to accessing primary healthcare, and these problems are further exacerbated for people with disabilities. Objective: In this study, we explore the challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing healthcare in Madwaleni, a poor rural Xhosa community in South Africa. Design: Purposive sampling was done with 26 participants, using semi-structured interviews and content analysis to identify major themes. Results: This study showed a number of barriers to healthcare for people with disabilities. These included practical barriers, including geographical and staffing issues, and attitudinal barriers. Conclusions: It is sug

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Global Health Action

ISSN

1654-9880

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

říjen

Country of publishing house

SE - SWEDEN

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

1-8

UT code for WoS article

000362103600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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