Attitudes of health service providers: the perspective of Persons with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

Badu, Eric; Opoku, Maxwell Peprah; Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw

doi:10.4102/ajod.v5i1.181

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“…Human Rights: Most of the articles mention human rights, at least in passing. Eleven place human rights at the forefront (Reynolds, 2010;Naami, 2011;Kassah, 2012;Baffoe, 2013;Naami 2014;Mprah, 2014;Naami, 2015;Sackey, 2015;Ganle et al, 2016;Geurts and Komabu-Pomeyie, 2016) and ten mention human rights briefly in their introduction or in a general discussion of rights (Kassah, 1998(Kassah, , 2008Botts, 2010;Bourgeois, 2011;Tijm et al 2011;Mahama, 2012;Kassah, 2014;Badu et al, 2016;Opoku et al, 2016). Most of these articles evaluate the potential of disability rights legislation for improving the lives of persons with disability, with four offering a positive view of Ghana's disability legislation (Reynolds, 2010;Baffoe, 2013;Sackey, 2015;Ganle et al, 2016) and the rest being more critical.…”

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Physical Disability, Rights and Stigma in Ghana: A Review of Literature

Grischow

Mfoafo-M’Carthy

Vermeyden

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Purpose: This is a survey of peer-reviewed articles focussed on the causes and consequences of stigma towards persons with physical disability in Ghana.Method: After a systematic search of the online databases EBSCOhost, ProQuest, PubMEd and Web of Science for peer-reviewed articles on disability in Ghana, 26 articles were chosen for critical review. The three main selection criteria were: the articles had to be peer-reviewed, they had to be based on interviews with Ghanaians in the field, and they had to discuss stigma and human rights. For analysis, the content of the articles was grouped under two sections: major themes (human rights, causes of stigma, consequences of stigma) and policy recommendations (economics, medical services/healthcare, affirmative action, attitudes and awareness-raising, inclusion of cultural beliefs).Results: This review found that most of the studies attribute stigma to negative attitudes towards Ghanaians with disability, and many highlight beliefs among Ghanaians that disability is caused by spiritual and supernatural forces. The consequences, according to most authors, are social, economic and political exclusion. Policy recommendations include improving government policy, increasing funding for disability programmes, changing public attitudes, and paying attention to Ghanaian culture and tradition in designing disability interventions. While these are valid points, the authors of this paper are of the opinion that the literature also suffers from lack of a deep understanding of the historical and socio-cultural roots of supernatural beliefs in Ghana. Conclusion: The 26 studies discussed in this review show that since 2006 very good work has been produced on disability in Ghana, especially by Ghanaian disability scholars. It is hypothesised, however, that a full understanding of disability and stigma in Ghana must be based on deeper research into the roots of the beliefs that drive stigma. Future work therefore should focus on deepening the analysis of cultural beliefs towards disability in Ghana, in order to understand fully the roots of culturally-based disability stigma. More research into the economic causes and consequences of disability is also recommended, without which a full analysis of cultural stigma will not be possible.

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Physical Disability, Rights and Stigma in Ghana: A Review of Literature

Grischow

Mfoafo-M’Carthy

Vermeyden

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“…These efforts by the government present a new era of improving the social, economic and political well-being of people with disabilities. That notwithstanding, women with disability in Ghana continue to face substantial barriers in accessing social services including health [14][15][16][17], education [18,19] and economic activities [20][21][22][23]. More specifically, women with disability do not only face barriers in accessing SRH services and care but also difficulty in getting health information.…”

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“…Recently, several empirical studies have been undertaken on the accessibility of health services for people with disability. These studies focus largely on the barriers to accessing health services for people with physical disabilities [14,16,17]. However, little empirical evidence is known about SRH services and care information.…”

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Knowledge and sources of accessing sexual and reproductive health information among visually impaired women in Ghana

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Objective: This study aims to explore the knowledge and sources of accessing sexual and reproductive health services and care information among visually impaired women in Ghana. Qualitative data involving in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted among 21 visually impaired women selected through purposive and snowballing sampling techniques. Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the data. Results: The study showed that visually impaired women were active seekers of SRH information (knowledgeable about SRH information and understand the relevance of accessing such information) and passive recipient of SRH information (through formal and informal sources). However, some contextual factors (lack of family and caregivers support services) created barriers for visually impaired women when accessing SRH information. Government advocacy and awareness campaigns on SRH services should consider both formal and informal sources. Family caregivers and SRH health centres should provide adequate support services for visually impaired women regarding information on SRH service.

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“…Recently, several empirical studies have been undertaken on access to health services for people with disabilities. These studies have largely focused on the barriers to accessing health services for people with physical disabilities [17][18][19]. However, little empirical evidence is known about SRH services and care information.…”

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Knowledge and sources of accessing sexual and reproductive health information among visually impaired women in Ghana

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Mensah

Gyamfi

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Objective: This study explores the knowledge and sources of information in accessing sexual and reproductive health services and care information among visually impaired women in Ghana. Qualitative data involving In-depth Interviews and Focus Group Discussions were conducted among 21 visually impaired women, selected through purposive and snowballing sampling techniques. Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the data. Results: The study identified fives themes – knowledge, the relevance of accessing SRH services and care information, sources and content of the information as well as barriers to accessing such information. The study showed that visually impaired women were knowledgeable about the relevance of SRH services and care information. However, they had limited knowledge about the group of individuals that uses such services. The source of accessing information was formal and informal. Barriers to accessing information on SRH services and care was the lack of family caregivers and support services. The study recommends that current policies and programmes on SRH services and care should be made inclusive of visually impaired women. The advocacy and awareness campaigns on SRH services and care should educate visually impaired women, communities and family caregivers about services for individual gender groups as well as support services.

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Attitudes of health service providers: the perspective of Persons with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

Cited by 33 publications

References 12 publications

Physical Disability, Rights and Stigma in Ghana: A Review of Literature

Physical Disability, Rights and Stigma in Ghana: A Review of Literature

Knowledge and sources of accessing sexual and reproductive health information among visually impaired women in Ghana

Knowledge and sources of accessing sexual and reproductive health information among visually impaired women in Ghana

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