scholarly journals Barriers Limiting Youth Access to Reproductive Health Services by Primary Health Care Facilities in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eremutha Francis ◽  
Veronica Chizoba Gabriel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Primary Health Care Facilities

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Accessibility in Seven Peruvian Primary Health Care Facilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 2301-2306
Author(s):  
Mario J. Valladares-garrido ◽  
Laura M. Ccosco-blas ◽  
Paula Gutiérrez ◽  
Paola J. Ramos-rupay ◽  
Alix X. Rivera-pinto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Primary Health Care Facilities

Introduction: There is limited evidence on factors associated with access to health primary health care services in users of marginal urban areas of Lima, Peru. Objective: To determine factors associated with access to primary health care services in Lima, Peru. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study in users treated at seven primary health care facilities in a marginal urban area of Lima, Peru in 2019. A questionnaire was used to measure accessibility to health services; demographic and socioeconomic factors and characteristics of health services were investigated as well. Simple and multiple regression analyses were performed, estimating prevalence ratios. Results: Out of a total of 150 participants, 85.2% had access to health services. Female gender was positively associated with access to health services (aPR:1.17, 95% CI:1.11-1.23). Secondary education (aPR:0.65, 95% CI:0.44-0.98) and higher technical education or armed forces (aPR:0.64, 95%CI:0.46-0.89) were negatively associated with access to health services. On the other hand, we found that waiting time for care reduces the possibility of accessing health care; in case wait time is more than 30 minutes (aPR:0.83, 95% CI: 0.77-0.95), more than one hour (RPa:0.85, CI95%:0.75-0.95) and more than two hours (RPa:0.84, CI95%:0.75-0.93). Conclusions: The majority of users treated at the Primary Health Care facilities had access to health services. Having a higher educational level and reporting a longer waiting time for care were associated with a lower frequency of accessibility, while being a woman was associated with a higher frequency of accessibility. Key words: Health services, primary health care, health services accessibility, delivery of health care, public health.

scholarly journals A retrospective audit of antibiotic prescriptions in primary health-care facilities in Eastern Region, Ghana

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary-Anne Ahiabu ◽  
Britt P Tersbøl ◽  
Richard Biritwum ◽  
Ib C Bygbjerg ◽  
Pascal Magnussen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Retrospective Audit ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Primary Health Care Facilities

scholarly journals A National Accessibility Audit of Primary Health Care Facilities in Brazil—Are People with Disabilities Being Denied Their Right to Health?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2953
Author(s):  
Alexandro Pinto ◽  
Luciana Sepúlveda Köpcke ◽  
Renata David ◽  
Hannah Kuper
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Primary Health Care Facilities

Poor accessibility of healthcare facilities is a major barrier for people with disabilities when seeking care. Yet, accessibility is rarely routinely audited. This study reports findings from the first national assessment of the accessibility of primary health care facilities, undertaken in Brazil. A national accessibility audit was conducted by trained staff of all 38,812 primary healthcare facilities in Brazil in 2012, using a 22-item structured questionnaire. An overall accessibility score was created (22 items), and three sub-scales: external accessibility (eight items), internal accessibility (eight items), information accessibility (six items). The main finding is that the overall accessibility score of primary care facilities in Brazil was low (mean of 22, standard deviation (SD) of 0.21, on a 0–100 scale). Accessibility of different aspects of the healthcare facilities was also low, including external space (mean = 31.0, SD = 2.0), internal space (18.9, 1.9) and accessibility features for people with other visual or hearing impairments (6.3, SD = 1.0). Scores were consistently better in the least poor regions of Brazil and in facilities in larger municipality size (indicating more urban areas). In conclusion, large-scale accessibility audits are feasible to undertake. Poor accessibility means that people with disabilities will experience difficulties in accessing healthcare, and this is a violation of their rights according to international and Brazilian laws.

Childhood Mental Disorders in Primary Health Care: Results of Observations in Four Developing Countries

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 677-683
Author(s):  
R. Giel ◽  
M. V. de Arango ◽  
C. E. Climent ◽  
T. W. Harding ◽  
H. H. A. Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Research Procedure ◽  
Primary Health Care Facilities

To ascertain the frequency of mental disorders in Sudan, Philippines, India, and Colombia, 925 children attending primary health care facilities were studied. Rates of between 12% and 29% were found in the four study areas. The range of mental disorders diagnosed was similar to that encountered in industrialized countries. The research procedure involved a two-stage screening in which a ten-item "reporting questionnaire" constituted the first stage. The study has shown that mental disorders are common among children attending primary health care facilities in four developing countries and that accompanying adults (usually the mothers) readily recognize and report common psychologic and behavioral symptoms when these are solicited by means of a simple set of questions. Despite this, the primary health workers themselves recognized only between 10% and 22% of the cases of mental disorder. The results have been used to design appropriate brief training courses in childhood mental disorders for primary health workers in the countries participating in the study.

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