Healthcare services access challenges and determinants among persons with disabilities in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh
Healthcare services access
Low- and middle-income countries
Persons with disabilities
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 08 2024
19 08 2024
Historique:
received:
17
02
2024
accepted:
16
08
2024
medline:
20
8
2024
pubmed:
20
8
2024
entrez:
19
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Persons with disabilities in LMICs facing numerous challenges in accessing essential healthcare services. However, this understanding is lacking so far in LMICs and Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the pattern and determinants of healthcare services access among persons with disabilities in Bangladesh. We analysed data from 4293 persons with disabilities extracted from the 2021 National Survey on Persons with Disabilities. The outcome variable was healthcare services access within three months of the survey, categorized as either "yes" or "no" based on perceived needs. Several individual, household, and community-level factors were considered as explanatory variables. We utilized a multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression model to explore the association of the outcome variable with explanatory variables. The analysis included stratification by age groups: 0-17 years and 18-95 years. One out of every four persons with disabilities in Bangladesh reported that they could not access healthcare services based on their needs within three months of the survey. The main reasons for not accessing services were healthcare costs (52.10%), followed by lack of family support (27.0%), and absence of healthcare facilities in their areas of residence (10.10%). Among those who did receive healthcare services, the majority reported accessing them from governmental hospitals (26.49%), followed by village practitioner (20.52%), and private healthcare centres (19.87%). There was a higher likelihood of accessing healthcare services among persons with disabilities residing in households with higher wealth quintiles and living in the Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. Unmarried or divorced/widowed/separated persons with disabilities reported lower likelihoods of accessing healthcare services. The findings of this study emphasize the need for policies and programs to ensure healthcare services for persons with disabilities in Bangladesh. This entails raising awareness about the importance of providing healthcare services for this demographic, as well as considering healthcare services as part of social safety net programs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39160270
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-70418-2
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-70418-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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