Experiences and perceptions of barriers to health services for elderly in rural Namibia: A qualitative study

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dc.contributor.authorVan Rooy, Gert
dc.contributor.authorMufune, Pempelani
dc.contributor.authorAmadhila, Elina
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-14T08:52:28Z
dc.date.available2016-07-14T08:52:28Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWe investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although many senior citizens appreciate the use of modern health care and are exempted from paying health care consultation fees, they still prefer to use traditional health medicine because of the long distance to health care facilities, which when they decide to travel translates into high transportation costs. Referrals to hospitals become very expensive. There is a need to consider the unique issues (extended family system) affecting access to health care for elderly people in Namibia to achieve equitable access to health care servicesen_US
dc.identifier.citationvan Rooy, G., Mufune, P., & Amadhila, E. (2015). Experiences and perceptions of barriers to health services for elderly in rural Namibia: a qualitative study. SAGE Open, 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/1776
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttp://sgo.sagepub.com/content/5/3/2158244015596049.full-text.pdf+htmlen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectHealth accessen_US
dc.subjectRural Namibiaen_US
dc.titleExperiences and perceptions of barriers to health services for elderly in rural Namibia: A qualitative studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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