ArticleBMC health services research2017
"Helping my neighbour is like giving a loan…" -the role of social relations in chronic illness in rural Uganda.
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- From 'no problem' to 'a lot of difficulties': barriers to health service utilization among migrants in Rakai, Uganda.Health policy and planning · 2023Article
- Exploring drivers of food choice among PLHIV and their families in a peri-urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.BMC public health · 2022Observational
- Implications of providing social support to close network members on the social well-being of older people in Kitui County, Kenya.Frontiers in aging · 2022Article
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backgroundUnderstanding individuals' experience of accessing care and tending to various other needs during chronic illness in a rural context is important for health systems aiming to increase access to healthcare and protect poor populations from unreasonable financial hardship. This study explored the impact on households of access to free healthcare and how they managed to meet needs during chronic illness.
methodsRich data from the life stories of individuals from 22 households in rural south-western Uganda collected in 2009 were analysed.
resultsThe data revealed that individuals and households depend heavily on their social relations in order to meet their needs during illness, including accessing the free healthcare and maintaining vital livelihood activities. The life stories illustrated ways in which households draw upon social relations to achieve the broader social protection necessary to prevent expenses becoming catastrophic, but also demonstrated the uncertainty in relying solely on informal relations.
conclusionImproving access to healthcare in a rural context greatly depends on broader social protection. Thus, the informal social protection that already exists in the form of strong reciprocal social relations must be acknowledged, supported and included in health policy planning.
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