Physician Experiences and Perceived Barriers to Providing Quality Infertility Care in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Qual Health Res
; 32(3): 491-503, 2022 02.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34931573
ABSTRACT
High-quality, patient-centered care is essential to achieving equity and dignity for individuals with infertility, yet few studies have explored quality of infertility care in sub-Saharan Africa. We interviewed 13 non-specialist physicians and 2 medical school faculty to explore experiences in and perceptions of providing infertility care in Greater Accra, Ghana. We used a patient-centered infertility care model to inform our analysis and results. Individualized care and taking time to counsel and emotionally support patients were perceived as the most important things a physician can do to provide quality infertility care. Financial costs and lack of infertility services within a single facility were the most common barriers reported to providing quality infertility care. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to explore quality of infertility care provided by physicians in public sector facilities in Ghana, shedding light on existing barriers and identifying strategies for improvement.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Infertilidade
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Health Res
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos