Munthali, Alister C., Swartz, Leslie, Mannan, Hasheem, MacLachlan, Malcolm, Chilimampunga, Charles and Makupe, Cecilia (2019) “This one will delay us”: barriers to accessing health care services among persons with disabilities in Malawi. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41 (6). pp. 683-690. ISSN 0963-8288
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Abstract
Purpose: This paper explores the barriers which people with disabilities experience in accessing health
care services in Malawi.
Methodology: Fifty-two in-depth interviews were conducted with people with various types of disabilities.
These interviews were conducted in four districts in Malawi: Blantyre and Phalombe in the Southern
Region; Ntchisi in the Central Region, and Rumphi in the North. A team of trained research assistants conducted the interviews.
Results: The major challenges that people with disabilities experience include the cost of accessing health
care, long distances to health facilities, lack of transport, hilly terrains and flooding of rivers during the
rainy season, communication challenges with the health providers and poor attitude of health workers.
Some of these challenges are not unique to people with disabilities, but constitute more of a problem
among people with disabilities.
Conclusion: There is a need to address these challenges through the expansion of the provision of assistive devices, implementing comprehensive outreach services targeting people with disabilities and
strengthening the links between key component of access to quality health care. Attitudinal barriers and
lack of resources remain major challenges.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: Alister C. Munthali, Leslie Swartz, Hasheem Mannan, Malcolm MacLachlan, Charles Chilimampunga & Cecilia Makupe (2019) “This one will delay us”: barriers to accessing health care services among persons with disabilities in Malawi, Disability and Rehabilitation, 41:6, 683-690, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1404148 |
Keywords: | Malawi; disability; health care; barriers; discrimination; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
Item ID: | 13969 |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09638288.2017.1404148 |
Depositing User: | Malcolm MacLachlan |
Date Deposited: | 08 Feb 2021 16:11 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Disability and Rehabilitation |
Publisher: | Informa Healthcare |
Refereed: | Yes |
Related URLs: | |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13969 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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