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Consumers' recommendations for improving access to healthcare services to adolescents with disabilities in Ghana.

Ebenezer Mensah Gyimah, Ebenezer Dassah, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah, William Nketsia, Afua Ntoaduro, Philip Atta Mensah, Cecilia Opoku, Clement Osei Tutu, Issaka Zakia and 2 more

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Ebenezer Mensah GyimahDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. rkr4453@autuni.ac.nz.
Ebenezer DassahDepartment of Global and International Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Maxwell Peprah OpokuDepartment of Special Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Wisdom Kwadwo MprahDepartment of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
William NketsiaSchool of Education, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Afua NtoaduroDepartment of Interdisciplinary Studies, Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Kumasi, Ghana.
Philip Atta MensahBonn Centre for Dependency and Slavery Studies, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Cecilia OpokuDepartment of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Clement Osei TutuDepartment of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Issaka ZakiaDepartment of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Richard AdadeDepartment of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Paul OkyereDepartment of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

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introductionIn Ghana, Adolescents with mobility and visual impairments and their families, encounter healthcare disparities, including socio-economic, physical, structural and attitudinal challenges, compared to the general population. Nonetheless, there is limited motivation to understand how to improve healthcare access for these marginalized consumers (i.e., adolescents with disabilities and their families). Consequently, the study explored marginalized consumers' recommendations for improving access to healthcare services, described in Ghana's Act 715. Informed by the qualitative descriptive design, forty-five (45) participants were purposively recruited and interviewed, adopting a semi-structured interview guide. Data gathered were subjected to content analysis and interpreted via lenses of the theory of dimensions of healthcare access.

resultsThe study's findings were layered within areas of improving policy-practice interphase. Consumers called on policy makers to restructure the NHIS to cover indirect costs of accessing healthcare services for adolescents with disabilities. In respect of improving practice, it was also suggested that training and education on disability phenomenon must be extended to all cadres of healthcare workers including administrative staff, who provided services to this marginalized social unit. Participants further recommended enhancing the availability of healthcare workers and services as well as ensuring respect and protection of human rights within healthcare facilities.

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Health Services AccessibilityPersons with DisabilitiesAdolescentAdultFemaleGhanaHumansMaleQualitative ResearchAdolescents with disabilitiesConsumersFamiliesGhana’s Act 715Healthcare accessNHIS

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