Elina Amadhila
Biographic Data
| ID | 1047461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elina Amadhila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elina |
| FAMILY NAME | Amadhila |
| SIGNATURE | AMADHILA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Namibia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0329-4406 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Religion, Culture, and Disability in Namibia: Documenting Lived Experience of Stigma and Compulsory Cure
This article seeks to highlight voices of experience of disability in Namibia, focusing on the religious and cultural perspectives and realities that often negatively influence such experiences, including experiences of stigma and compulsory cure. We present the results of three workshops that were held with persons with disabilities, organizations of persons with disabilities, clergy, and seminarians (variously, also attended by academics and re…
Experiences and Perceptions of Barriers to Health Services for Elderly in Rural Namibia: A Qualitative Study
We investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although m…
Learning from doing the EquitAble project: Content, context, process, and impact of a multi-country research project on vulnerable populations in Africa
We identified contextual and process learning points, factors often not discussed in papers, which typically focus on the reporting of the 'content' of results
Perceived barriers to accessing health services among people with disabilities in rural northern Namibia
People living with disabilities (PWD) face unique problems in dealing with conventional healthcare facilities. We investigate the experiences of PWD as they access healthcare facilities in rural Namibia. More specifically, we investigate structural–environmental and process barriers to accessing health facilities. The study relied on semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling. The results showed PWD find it difficult to walk to health cent…
Perceived barriers to accessing health services among people with disabilities in rural northern Namibia
People living with disabilities (PWD) face unique problems in dealing with conventional healthcare facilities. We investigate the experiences of PWD as they access healthcare facilities in rural Namibia. More specifically, we investigate structural–environmental and process barriers to accessing health facilities. The study relied on semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling. The results showed PWD find it difficult to walk to health cent…
Experiences and Perceptions of Barriers to Health Services for Elderly in Rural Namibia: A Qualitative Study
We investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although m…
Perceived barriers to accessing health services among people with disabilities in rural northern Namibia
People living with disabilities (PWD) face unique problems in dealing with conventional healthcare facilities. We investigate the experiences of PWD as they access healthcare facilities in rural Namibia. More specifically, we investigate structural–environmental and process barriers to accessing health facilities. The study relied on semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling. The results showed PWD find it difficult to walk to health cent…
Learning from doing the EquitAble project: Content, context, process, and impact of a multi-country research project on vulnerable populations in Africa
We identified contextual and process learning points, factors often not discussed in papers, which typically focus on the reporting of the 'content' of results
Experiences and Perceptions of Barriers to Health Services for Elderly in Rural Namibia: A Qualitative Study
We investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although m…
Religion, Culture, and Disability in Namibia: Documenting Lived Experience of Stigma and Compulsory Cure
This article seeks to highlight voices of experience of disability in Namibia, focusing on the religious and cultural perspectives and realities that often negatively influence such experiences, including experiences of stigma and compulsory cure. We present the results of three workshops that were held with persons with disabilities, organizations of persons with disabilities, clergy, and seminarians (variously, also attended by academics and re…
Business (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health services (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (2 works)