Community leaders' perspectives on linking formal and informal health providers in Nigerian urban slums: a qualitative study
Despite being under-recognized, leaders in urban slums have the potential to help the realization of health goals given their grassroots influences. Leaders in urban have strategic positional knowledge and leverage that could catalyze the IHP-FHP linkage conversation and implementation towards improving access to quality healthcare services in slums.
Authors
- Charles T. Orjiakor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5379-8915)
- Chukwudi C. Nwokolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-0866)
- Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-7642)
- Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-4285)
- Mahua Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6458-977X)
- Benard Okechi
Institutions
- University of Nigeria (NG)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Scarborough Health Network (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Social Science and Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-025-00205-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.18
Funders
- Medical Research Council