Socioeconomic Factors Hindering Access to Healthcare by  Persons with Disabilities in the Ahanta West Municipality, Ghana

Access to the healthcare sector can be mediated by a signifi cant number of socioeconomic factors, giving rise to inequalities among different social groups. Gender consists one of the abovementioned socioeconomic factors, with women generally considered to be in less advantaged position than men regarding this particular issue. In this article we examine the fi nancial, cultural and geographical inequalities in access to healthcare between men and women in Greece. We argue that the signifi cant problems faced by the National Health System in Greece are refl ected, among other things, in the intense presence of gender-related inequalities in access to healthcare. The problem is further intensifi ed by the absence of administrative provisions and of a comprehensive policy of dealing with this particular issue.

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Health Inequalities in the Global South – barriers in access to healthcare for poor persons with disabilities in Cambodia

PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1667875 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 68 (08) ◽

pp. e2-e2

Author(s):

JL Harder

Keyword(s):

Health Inequalities ◽

Global South ◽

Access To Healthcare ◽

Persons With Disabilities

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PNS40 Socioeconomic Factors and Insurance Coverage As Predictors of Access to Healthcare Among Women in Ethiopia

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2021.04.895 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. S179

Author(s):

E.E. Ali ◽

G. Asmamaw

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Factors ◽

Insurance Coverage ◽

Access To Healthcare

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Financial Access to Healthcare among Persons with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Disability CBR & Inclusive Development ◽

10.5463/dcid.v26i2.402 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 47 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Eric Badu ◽

Maxwell Peprah Opoku ◽

Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah ◽

Elvis Agyei-Okyere

Keyword(s):

Access To Healthcare ◽

Financial Access ◽

Persons With Disabilities

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Family level drivers of access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Bosomtwe district of Ghana

International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare ◽

10.1108/ijhrh-01-2021-0019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Enoch Acheampong ◽

Alberta Nadutey ◽

Peter Bredu-Darkwa ◽

Peter Agyei-Baffuor ◽

Anthony Kwaku Edusei

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Access To Health Care ◽

Family Members ◽

Access To Healthcare ◽

Spiritual Support ◽

Quality Of Data ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Content Type ◽

Access To Health ◽

Family Level

Purpose The perceptions of disability conditions held by parents and immediate family members directly determine the types of treatments that are likely to opt for persons with disabilities whenever they are ill. Family level drivers of access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Bosomtwe district of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study was conducted in which data were collected from 60 participants selected purposively. Face-to-face interviews were conducted, and the results were presented thematically. Findings The drivers identified have been categorized into positive and negative depending on how they influenced persons with disabilities’ access to health care. Payment of medical bills, physical access support, the narration of health condition to a health-care provider, spiritual support, care and love were the positives while perceived spiritual cause of disability, preference for alternative treatment centers, unwillingness to support reproductive and specialized health care. Research limitations/implications This study had some limitations, and one of such is the non-inclusion of disabled people who had not been registered by the department of social welfare but resided in the district who could have provided rich information to the study. However, their exclusion did not affect the quality of data obtained, as those who were registered and selected for the study gave adequate information about the issues that were considered during the study. Originality/value Family members of persons with disabilities play key roles in promoting their access to health care; therefore, there is the need for stakeholders to put in measures that will limit misconceptions about disability not only for the general public but also for individuals like parents and immediate family members of persons with disabilities.

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Shared Responsibilities for Full Participation in Society: Planning Further Integration of the ICF Into AAC

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp1.sig12.83 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (12) ◽

pp. 83-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mary Blake Huer ◽

Travis T. Threats

Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Functional Limitations ◽

Community Support ◽

World Health ◽

International Classification Of Functioning ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Social Service Agencies ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Full Participation

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) 2001 International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) has as one of its central tenets the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. It acknowledges the need for medical and rehabilitation intervention in its biopscychosocial framework. However, the WHO realizes that society must do its part to facilitate this full participation and empowerment. Persons with complex communication needs (PWCCN) often need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in order to express themselves. However, in order to access and successfully use AAC, PWCCN need access to the necessary AAC devices and services, as well as a willing society to interact with them as full contributing members of society. The factors outside of a person's specific physical and/or cognitive functional limitations are addressed in the ICF via the Personal and Environmental Factors. Personal Factors include the individual's personality traits, lifestyle, experiences, social/educational/professional background, race, gender, and age. Environmental Factors include community support systems, social service agencies, governments, social networks, and those persons that interact with the PWCCN. This article addresses the sociopolitical influences on PWCCN and their functioning from a human rights perspective. The necessary introspective role of speech-language pathologists in this process is explored.

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