ArticleJournal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society2025
Bridging the Gap: Reducing Health Inequities in Access to Preventive Health Care Services in Rural Communities in the Philippines.
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- Amplifying Community Health Worker Voices to Examine the Implementation and Scaling of a Community Health Program: A Qualitative Study in the Philippines.Health services insights · 2025Article
- Exploring Lifestyle Correlates of Mental Health Among Low-Income Filipino Men in Rural Areas.American journal of men's healthArticle
- When access is not enough: Digital health inequities in rural and coastal Philippines.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
introductionWe used an implementation science framework to investigate perceived health inequities in preventive health care initiatives in rural communities in the Philippines. We also identified health equity-focused quality improvement strategies.
methodsThree health care providers and 12 barangay clinic patients were interviewed.
resultsPatient interviews showed that social determinants of health, respect, and attitudes toward health care providers affected patient empowerment to engage in self-management for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Health care providers identified six challenges in managing NCDs: (a) inefficient work processes; (b) staffing shortages; (c) insufficient access to low-cost medications; (d) inadequate primary preventive health education from the schools; (e) health care not considered a priority; and (f) lack of local government support. DISCUSSION: Inadequate preventive health care and education intensify health access and resource inequities in rural communities in the Philippines. A multi-sectoral plan may improve rural health infrastructure and education toward improving health care access and decreasing care disparities.
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