Gender disparities in rural accessibility and mobility in Ghana

Adom-Asamoah, Gifty; Amoako, Clifford; Adarkwa, Kwasi Kwafo

doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2019.12.006

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“…y la versatilidad de los desplazamientos de las mujeres debido a sus responsabilidades productivas y reproductivas (Adom et al, 2020).…”

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“…Hanson (2010) indica que las elecciones y restricciones de movilidad se asocian con los vínculos que tienen las personas en sus ámbitos domésticos, productivos y sociales, por cuanto a partir de ellos se forman hábitos de desplazamiento. Así, ciertos estudios han encontrado cómo las mujeres rurales establecen patrones de movilidad diferenciados en función de sus roles como productoras agrícolas (Adom et al, 2020), estudiantes (Dmuchowsky & Velásquez, 2018) o trabajadoras del servicio doméstico remunerado y no remunerado (Baylina-Ferré et al, 2017;Fleischer & Marín, 2019). En estos casos, tanto las tareas ocupacionales como los roles de género implican una doble carga para las mujeres, debido a la relación existente entre trabajo productivo y reproductivo.…”

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Patrones de movilidad y género en actividades ocupacionales de residentes de las áreas de crecimiento rural de Cuenca (Ecuador)

Flores Juca,

Jiménez Pacheco,

Mora-Arias

et al. 2024

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Este artículo caracteriza los patrones de movilidad de mujeres y hombres que residen en el primer anillo de desarrollo rural de Cuenca (Ecuador). Se enfoca en quienes desempeñan actividades ocupacionales económicas remuneradas, educativas y tareas del cuidado. A partir de los datos de una encuesta representativa aplicada en la zona de estudio se describen los destinos, medios de transporte, tiempos y otras variables asociadas con sus viajes cotidianos. Los resultados muestran que la movilidad de todos los grupos se caracteriza por viajes hacia el área urbana. Sin embargo, las mujeres que desempeñan actividades remuneradas y tareas del cuidado usan más el transporte público e invierten más tiempo en sus viajes. Se concluye remarcando la importancia de los roles de género, los vínculos ocupacionales y el transporte público en la movilidad rural.

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“…y la versatilidad de los desplazamientos de las mujeres debido a sus responsabilidades productivas y reproductivas (Adom et al, 2020).…”

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Patrones de movilidad y género en actividades ocupacionales de residentes de las áreas de crecimiento rural de Cuenca (Ecuador)

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Mora-Arias

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“…Another cultural bias that could lead to interpretation errors of our results is the gender effect, given that the perceived accessibility is only available for women respondents. Access to motorized transportation and mobility needs can be different between men and women in SSA [1,24], which might bias the perceived accessibility of our respondent group. Further studies should evaluate the relationship between accessibility prediction performance and gender.…”

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“…Author details 1 Department of Geography, University of Namur, 5000 Namur, Belgium. • thorough peer review by experienced researchers in your field…”

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Spatial accessibility to health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: comparing existing models with survey-based perceived accessibility

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Background Mapping geographical accessibility to health services is essential to improve access to public health in sub-Saharan Africa. Different methods exist to estimate geographical accessibility, but little is known about the ability of these methods to represent the experienced accessibility of the population, and about the added-value of sophisticated and data-demanding methods over simpler ones. Here we compare the most commonly used methods to survey-based perceived accessibility in different geographical settings. Methods Modelled accessibility maps are computed for 12 selected sub-Saharan African countries using four methods: Euclidean distance, cost-distance considering walking and motorized speed, and Kernel density. All methods are based on open and large-scale datasets to allow replication. Correlation coefficients are computed between the four modelled accessibility indexes and the perceived accessibility index extracted from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), and compared across different socio-geographical contexts (rural and urban, population with or without access to motorized transports, per country). Results Our analysis suggests that, at medium spatial resolution and using globally-consistent input datasets, the use of sophisticated and data-demanding methods is difficult to justify as their added value over a simple Euclidian distance method is not clear. We also highlight that all modelled accessibilities are better correlated with perceived accessibility in rural than urban contexts and for population who do not have access to motorized transportation. Conclusions This paper should guide researchers in the public health domain for knowing strengths and limits of different methods to evaluate disparities in health services accessibility. We suggest that using cost-distance accessibility maps over Euclidean distance is not always relevant, especially when based on low resolution and/or non-exhaustive geographical datasets, which is often the case in low- and middle-income countries.

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“…Moreover, in Ghana and many developing nations, females are often marginalised from education, involvement in public life and other social activities, which could have influenced their understanding of health issues, such as disease prevention and treatment (Adom-Asamoah et al, 2020;Vlassoff, 2007). A research study conducted in Nigeria showed that women have limited ability to make independent decisions about their lives, including their healthcare choices (Azuh et al, 2015).…”

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Self‐reported dignity and factors that influence dignity in hospitalised older adults: A cross‐sectional survey

Fuseini,

Rawson,

Redley

et al. 2023

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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ObjectiveThis study examined levels of self‐reported dignity and explored factors expected to influence dignity experienced by older adults during acute hospitalisation in Ghana.BackgroundDignified care has been recognised as inseparable from quality nursing care and maintaining patients' dignity has been highlighted in professional codes of conduct for nurses. However, there is a lack of research on self‐reported dignity and the factors that influence the dignity of older adults during acute hospitalisation in Africa.SettingA large teaching hospital in the northern region of Ghana.ParticipantsHospitalised older adults.MethodsA cross‐sectional survey was used to gather data from a convenience sample of 270 older inpatients, using the Hospitalized Older Adults’ Dignity Scale. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and stepwise ordinal logistic regression to investigate stratified dignity outcomes. The study was reported following the STROBE checklist.ResultsMore than half of the older adults surveyed reported low to moderate levels of dignity. Demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, religious status, occupation, level of education and type of hospital ward did not show any significant associations with dignity levels. However, there was a significant association found between dignity levels and sex and the number of hospitalisations.ConclusionMost older adults in a Ghanian hospital experienced loss of dignity during their acute hospitalisation. Male older adults reported higher dignity levels during acute hospitalisation than their female counterparts. Further, older adults who were admitted to hospital for the second time reported less dignity compared to those admitted three or more times.Relevance to clinical practiceThe results emphasise the importance of healthcare professionals having the necessary knowledge and skills to provide gender‐sensitive care, which ultimately promotes the dignity of all patients. Additionally, the results underscore the urgency of implementing measures that guarantee patients' dignity during all hospital admissions.Patient or public contributionSurvey questionnaires were completed by hospitalised older adults at the study setting.

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Gender disparities in rural accessibility and mobility in Ghana

Cited by 13 publications

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Patrones de movilidad y género en actividades ocupacionales de residentes de las áreas de crecimiento rural de Cuenca (Ecuador)

Patrones de movilidad y género en actividades ocupacionales de residentes de las áreas de crecimiento rural de Cuenca (Ecuador)

Spatial accessibility to health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: comparing existing models with survey-based perceived accessibility

Self‐reported dignity and factors that influence dignity in hospitalised older adults: A cross‐sectional survey

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