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  • 标题:Experiences and Perceptions of Barriers to Health Services for Elderly in Rural Namibia
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  • 作者:Gert Van Rooy ; Pempelani Mufune ; Elina Amadhila
  • 期刊名称:SAGE Open
  • 印刷版ISSN:2158-2440
  • 电子版ISSN:2158-2440
  • 出版年度:2015
  • 卷号:5
  • 期号:3
  • DOI:10.1177/2158244015596049
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:SAGE Publications
  • 摘要:We investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although many senior citizens appreciate the use of modern health care and are exempted from paying health care consultation fees, they still prefer to use traditional health medicine because of the long distance to health care facilities, which when they decide to travel translates into high transportation costs. Referrals to hospitals become very expensive. There is a need to consider the unique issues (extended family system) affecting access to health care for elderly people in Namibia to achieve equitable access to health care services.
  • 关键词:elderly; barriers to health access; rural Namibia
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