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Utilisation and barriers of social health protection program among its enrolled population of federally administrative areas, Pakistan.
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- Universal Health Coverage in Pakistan: Challenges, Reforms, and the Road to 2030.Annals of global health · 2026Review
- Mapping Geographic Disparities in Healthcare Access Barriers Among Married Women in Pakistan: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Economic Burden and Clinical Epidemiology of Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.Cureus · 2025Article
- Exploring financial toxicity and its impact on health-related quality of life of cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of this research is to analyse the extent of utilisation and identify the barriers faced by individuals in the Federally Administrative Area of Pakistan concerning the Social Health Protection Programme.
methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out, enrolling permanent residents from Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The sampling frame was provided by the Sehat Sahulat Programme (SSP) office in Islamabad, using a simple random sampling method. The study used the 'WHO Health Survey 2002' tool, which is validated, to assess the utilisation and barriers of the Social Health Protection Programme.
resultsThe study findings indicated that approximately 12% of the participants used the Social Health Protection Programme, while 6.5% experienced barriers in utilisation. The identified barriers were further classified into seeking (3%), reaching (0.25%) and receiving care (3.25%) barriers. A χ
conclusionThe SSP had a low utilisation ratio due to the fact that half of the enrolled households were satisfied with their health conditions and did not feel the need for hospitalisation.
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