Let’s talk about money”
How do poor older people finance their healthcare in rural Ghana? A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15396804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Williams Agyemang-Duah (0000-0001-8658-004X), Williams Agyemang‐Duah (0000-0001-7929-0685, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Charles Peprah (0000-0002-1668-4836, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Prince Peprah (0000-0002-3816-2713, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-47 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12939-019-0927-0 |
| PMID | 30894183 |
| OpenAlex | W2936475867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 27 |
The findings contribute to our understanding of how poor older people finance their healthcare in rural Ghana. We argue that health stakeholders should strengthen healthcare financing mechanisms for poor older people for optimal healthcare use
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |