Enablers and barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health services among visually impaired women in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3972238 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Eric Badu (0000-0002-0593-3550, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, autor de correspondencia), Naomi Gyamfi (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Maxwell Peprah Opoku (0000-0001-7620-0007, University of Tasmania), Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah (0000-0002-0343-7940, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Anthony Kweku Edusei (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Anthony Kwaku Edusei (0000-0001-7246-9084, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) |
| Año | 2018 |
| Volumen | 26 |
| Número | 54 |
| Páginas | 51-60 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2018-11-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09688080.2018.1538849 |
| PMID | 30465631 |
| OpenAlex | W2900596054 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 13 |
| Referencias citadas | 30 |
The need to improve the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights of women with disabilities is increasingly acknowledged. Unfortunately, women with disabilities in low- and middle-income settings, including Ghana, face several barriers (including structural, financial, physical, social and attitudinal) to accessing SRH services and care. This paper explores the enablers and barriers to accessing SRH services and care among visually impaired women in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana. Qualitative data from in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were collected from 21 visually impaired women, selected through purposive and snowballing sampling techniques. Thematic analysis was used to develop codes, and data were further grouped into emerging themes. The barriers to accessing SRH services and care were financial difficulties and lack of preferential treatment. The enablers which facilitated access to SRH services and care were the support provided by caregivers and friendly relationships with health providers. To address these challenges and promote access, SRH related policies, services and programmes should be inclusive of the needs of visually impaired women, and measures to remove financial challenges to service utilisation and foster positive relationships with health workers, church and community members should be adopted
Business · Economic growth · Environmental health · Focus group · Health care · Nonprobability sampling · Population · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Service (business · Service provider · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Disability Rights and Representation · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology · Marketing
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| Obras citantes distintas | 13 |
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| Citas por año | 1,63 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 13 |