Barriers on access to and use of adolescent health services in Ghana
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore perceived barriers to accessing and using adolescent health services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - The study was a qualitative study adopting a case study design. In total, 24 adolescents were recruited from four adolescent health facilitie...
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| description | Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore perceived barriers to accessing and using adolescent health services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - The study was a qualitative study adopting a case study design. In total, 24 adolescents were recruited from four adolescent health facilities in Tema, a suburb of Ghana, using convenient sampling. In-depth interviews with respondents were conducted coupled with the taking of field notes and personal observations. Data collection took place between January and May 2017. Data were transcribed, managed and coded for themes. Thematic analysis was guided by Braun and Clarke’s (2006) Framework. Findings - The findings of this study revealed that majority of the respondents were females (54 percent) older adolescents (above 15 years (60 percent), students (79 percent)), had junior high school education and stayed with their biological parent(s) (70 percent). Adolescents in this study perceived four main barriers that restrict their access to or use of adolescent health services. The barriers were found at the facility level, provider level, community level and personal level. Originality/value - The findings of this study provide evidence-based information for planning adolescent health care interventions that would improve adolescents’ access to and use of health services in Ghana. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19c2787a220f4668a7722f7c8967f2092023-09-02T21:48:06ZengCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn UniversityJournal of Health Research0857-44212586-940X2019-05-0133319720710.1108/JHR-10-2018-0119624247Barriers on access to and use of adolescent health services in GhanaAaron Asibi Abuosi0Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba1Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, Business School, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaDepartment of Public Administration and Health Services Management, Business School, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore perceived barriers to accessing and using adolescent health services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - The study was a qualitative study adopting a case study design. In total, 24 adolescents were recruited from four adolescent health facilities in Tema, a suburb of Ghana, using convenient sampling. In-depth interviews with respondents were conducted coupled with the taking of field notes and personal observations. Data collection took place between January and May 2017. Data were transcribed, managed and coded for themes. Thematic analysis was guided by Braun and Clarke’s (2006) Framework. Findings - The findings of this study revealed that majority of the respondents were females (54 percent) older adolescents (above 15 years (60 percent), students (79 percent)), had junior high school education and stayed with their biological parent(s) (70 percent). Adolescents in this study perceived four main barriers that restrict their access to or use of adolescent health services. The barriers were found at the facility level, provider level, community level and personal level. Originality/value - The findings of this study provide evidence-based information for planning adolescent health care interventions that would improve adolescents’ access to and use of health services in Ghana.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-10-2018-0119/full/pdf?title=barriers-on-access-to-and-use-of-adolescent-health-services-in-ghanabarriersadolescentadolescent health servicesghana |
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| title | Barriers on access to and use of adolescent health services in Ghana |
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| title_sort | barriers on access to and use of adolescent health services in ghana |
| topic | barriers adolescent adolescent health services ghana |
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