Results: 29

Accès aux services de l’hôpital pédiatrique de Kalembe Lembe (Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo) par la population
[Public access to services at the Kalembe Lembe Pediatric Hospital (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) by the Population

This study attempts to analyze access to the services of the Kalembelembe Pediatric Hospital in order to identify the factors that predispose access to the health services of this facility. The aim is to identify the factors influencing access to health care services offered by the Kalembelembe Pediatric...

The Quality of Logistics Management Information System and the Availability of Tracer Drugs at Health Posts in Rural Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study

Ethiop. j. health sci; 33 (1), 2023
BACKGROUND: Proper implementation of the logistics management information system (LMIS) would facilitate access to essential pharmaceutical products. It also prevents wastage at health posts. The aim of this study was to assess the implementation of the LMIS and the availability of tracer drugs at health...

Recovering from COVID lockdowns: Routine public sector PHC services in South Africa, 2019 - 2021

S. Afr. med. j. (Online); 113 (1), 2023
Background. In a previous article on the impact of COVID-19, the authors compared access to routine health services between 2019 and 2020. While differential by province, a number of services provided, as reflected in the District Health Information System (DHIS), were significantly affected by the pande...

Eye care utilization among older subjects with visual impairment in Northwest Ethiopia

Purpose: To find out the level of eye care service utilization and its determinants among the elderly visually impaired populations while visiting ophthalmic outreach locations in North Western Ethiopia, 2021. Methods: An ophthalmic outreach-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 852 visually impai...

Barriers to utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among young deaf persons in Ghana

Despite significant progress made to improve access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to the general populace in Ghana, information on the accessibility of such services to deaf persons is limited. This study investigated access to and utilization of SRH services among young female deaf pe...

Access, perceived quality and uptake of antenatal services in urban communities of Osun state, Southwest Nigeria

Quality antenatal care (ANC) is one of the key interventions to improve intrapartum care uptakes and to reduce the menace of maternal deaths globally. Yet, ANC coverage has remained low in many developing countries like Nigeria. It becomes imperative to contextually understand factors associated with ANC...

Reasons for delay in accessing free treatment of obstetric fistula in South-East Nigeria – A qualitative study

Obstetric fistula continues to be a menace in Nigeria and other low- and middle-income countries. The national policy for its elimination makes surgical repair free in dedicated national centres. However, the majority of the clients present late for repair. The aim of the study was to explore the reason...

A description of sodium valproate, lamotrigine and levetiracetam consumption in the Western Cape public sector

South African Family Practice; Vol 64, No 1 : Part 3| a5546 (1), 2022
Background: The rational use of medicine is fundamental to ensure effective and safe patient medicine treatment, and hence, should be monitored. Undisputable evidence exists for the teratogenic risk factors associated with sodium valproate. Consequently, the Western Cape Department of Health introduced a...

A path toward disability-inclusive health in Zimbabwe Part 2: A qualitative study on the national response to COVID-19

Afr. j. disabil. (Online); 11 (NA), 2022
Background: People with disabilities are at higher risk of adverse coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes. Additionally, measures to mitigate COVID-19 transmission have impacted health service provision and access, which may particularly disadvantage people with disabilities. Objectives: To explore...

Challenges to paediatric tuberculosis care as perceived by health workers in Kano, North-western Nigeria

uberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease that affects a third of the world’s population and newly infected an estimated 10 million people in 2018. The number of TB infected Nigerians ranks sixth in the world and first in Africa. Kano State has the highest Nigerian TB prevalen...