Social and cultural factors affecting maternal health in rural Gambia: an exploratory qualitative study

M Lowe, DR Chen, SL Huang - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The high rate of maternal mortality reported in The Gambia is influenced by
many factors, such as difficulties in accessing quality healthcare and facilities. In addition …

Barriers to formal healthcare utilisation among poor older people under the livelihood empowerment against poverty programme in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of …

W Agyemang-Duah, C Peprah, P Peprah - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Even though there is a growing literature on barriers to formal healthcare use
among older people, little is known from the perspective of vulnerable older people in …

Improving access to healthcare for women in Tanzania by addressing socioeconomic determinants and health insurance: a population-based cross-sectional survey

D Bintabara, K Nakamura, K Seino - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study was performed to explore the factors associated with accumulation of
multiple problems in accessing healthcare among women in Tanzania as an example of a …

Mixed effects analysis of factors associated with barriers to accessing healthcare among women in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from demographic and health surveys

AA Seidu - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Access to healthcare is one of the key global concerns as treasured in the
Sustainable Development Goals. This study, therefore, sought to assess the individual and …

Towards a cervical cancer-free future: women's healthcare decision making and cervical cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa

J Okyere, RG Aboagye, AA Seidu, BYA Asare… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective We investigated the association between women's healthcare decision making
and cervical cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. Design Secondary data from …

Challenging State-centricity and legalism: promoting the role of social institutions in the domestic implementation of international human rights law

J Fraser - The International Journal of Human Rights, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the proliferation of human rights in the last 70 years, they continue to be poorly
implemented and violated around the world, revealing the gap between law and practice …

The role of gender inequities in women's access to reproductive health services: a population-level study of Simiyu Region Tanzania

J Tesha, A Fabian, S Mkuwa, G Misungwi… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Amref Health Africa, with support from Global Affairs Canada,
examines if women's access to reproductive health services in Tanzania is affected by …

[PDF][PDF] Factors of gender inequality and development among selected low human development countries in sub-Saharan Africa

A Dominic, L Amodu, AE Azuh, O Toluwalope… - IOSR Journal of …, 2017 - core.ac.uk
Gender inequality and poor women empowerment retard improvement in living standards of
women and act as a clog in their contributions to governance and economic development …

Social and cultural factors influencing maternal mortality in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan

S Naz, M Aslam, RK Azra - Journal of Positive School …, 2022 - mail.journalppw.com
Maternal mortality is an aggravating issue of developing countries and Pakistan is not an
exception. Much of this issue is associated with social and cultural factors, which limits …

Self‐reported dignity and factors that influence dignity in hospitalised older adults: A cross‐sectional survey

AG Fuseini, H Rawson, B Redley, L Ley… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined levels of self‐reported dignity and explored factors expected
to influence dignity experienced by older adults during acute hospitalisation in Ghana …