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 …

Purpose This study examines the gender gap in financial literacy in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach This study employs primary data and probit models together …

Background Exploration of health information-seeking behaviour among older adults with
very low incomes is critical in shaping our understanding of how health information is sought …

Background This paper investigates the factors influencing the decision to enrol in Ghana's
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) among people at risk of statelessness, with …

Background Like many other low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the Ghanaian
healthcare system remains poor which is likely to affect the utilisation of healthcare services …

Abstract Background In sub-Saharan African context, effect of system, institutional and client-
level factors on formal healthcare utilisation among older adults with low income, especially …

Background Social assistance in the form of cash transfer or in-kind has been recognised as
a social protection strategy in many developing countries to tackle poverty and provide …

Introduction Social protection programmes such as the Livelihood Empowerment Against
Poverty (LEAP) programme are meant to improve access to services including formal …

Background Successful interactions between healthcare users and healthcare providers are
facilitated by effective communication, which is one of the functions of quality healthcare …

Poor older people surviving under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)
programme continue to experience financial difficulties to formal healthcare utilisation …