Rural transportation infrastructure in low-and middle-income countries: a review of impacts, implications, and interventions

N Kaiser, CK Barstow - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rural transport infrastructure sector is a critical force for sustainable development that is
interwoven with many other sectors. Rural transportation is an underlying driver of many of …

Barriers to accessing primary healthcare services for people with disabilities in low and middle-income countries, a Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

G Hashemi, M Wickenden, T Bright… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Access to healthcare contributes to the attainment of health and is a
fundamental human right. People with disabilities are believed to experience widespread …

Access to primary and secondary health care services for people living with diabetes and lower-limb amputation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon: a …

L Chaiban, A Benyaich, S Yaacoub, H Rawi… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background People living with chronic conditions and physical disabilities face many
challenges accessing healthcare services. In Lebanon, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic …

The impact of voice assistant home devices on people with disabilities: a longitudinal study

AD Vieira, H Leite, AVL Volochtchuk - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of technological innovations in our lives has never been greater, for instance the
use of assistive technology and artificial intelligence has resulted in smart devices, such as …

Access to health care for people with disabilities in rural Malawi: what are the barriers?

JAK Harrison, R Thomson, HT Banda, GB Mbera… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background People with disabilities experience significant health inequalities. In Malawi,
where most individuals live in low-income rural settings, many of these inequalities are …

Factors associated with the perceived barriers of health care access among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: a secondary data analysis of 2016 Ethiopian …

KS Tamirat, ZT Tessema, FB Kebede - BMC Health Services Research, 2020 - Springer
Background Health care access is the timely use of personal health services to achieve the
best health outcomes. Problems in accessing health care among reproductive-age may lead …

Impacts of seasonal flooding on geographical access to maternal healthcare in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia

EJ Mroz, T Willis, C Thomas, C Janes, D Singini… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Seasonal floods pose a commonly-recognised barrier to women's access to
maternal services, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Despite their importance …

How do gender and disability influence the ability of the poor to benefit from pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya? An intersectional analysis

E Kabia, R Mbau, KW Muraya, R Morgan… - International journal for …, 2018 - Springer
Background Health inequity has mainly been linked to differences in economic status, with
the poor facing greater challenges accessing healthcare than the less poor. To extend …

Socioeconomic inequality in barriers for accessing health care among married reproductive aged women in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis

TS Alamneh, AB Teshale, Y Yeshaw, AZ Alem… - BMC Women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background Accessibility of health care is an essential for promoting healthy life, preventing
diseases and deaths, and enhancing health equity for all. Barriers in accessing health care …

“Sex should not be part of the lives of persons with disabilities, but they are human beings too”: perceptions of healthcare providers and factors affecting service …

AA Seidu, BS Malau-Aduli, K McBain-Rigg… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Persons with disabilities (PwDs) constitute about 16% of the global population and face
many challenges in every society, including access to sexual and reproductive healthcare …