Equitable access to quality trauma systems in Ghana: a qualitative study
This study shows that multiple factors cause an injured patient to delay in seeking care, reaching care, receiving care and remaining in care. Therefore, there is a pressing need for comprehensive, community-driven strategies to strengthen health literacy at the community level. There is also a need for facility-based strategies that would improve the availability of medical and human resources to augment access to quality trauma care. Additionally, if policymakers focus on removing financial barriers to trauma care and strengthening referral systems, especially in the remote and rural areas, it would greatly improve access to quality trauma care in Ghana.
Authors
- Alexis D. B. Buunaaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-8472)
- Justine Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6834-1838)
- Agnieszka Ignatowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5863-0828)
- Sheba Kunfah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3514-4966)
- Maria Lisa Odland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-7145)
- Mustapha Yakubu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5986-555X)
- Dominic Konadu‐Yeboah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-9268)
- T. Stephen
- Emmanuel Ayingayure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8787-0997)
- Tolgou Yempabe
- Bernard Ofori-Appiah
Institutions
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087095
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research