National Health Insurance - knowledge, attitude and perceptions of speech-language therapists
The study highlights SLTs' knowledge, gaps and concerns about the impact of NHI implementation on their profession, emphasising the personal and professional areas that need to be addressed for its successful rollout.Contribution: Understanding SLTs' opinions will help address their concerns during the planning stages of integrating them into the NHI. This will lead to an equitable distribution of sufficient practitioners and ensure that many people benefit from its implementation.
Authors
- Andrew Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8921-8318)
- Nomfundo Njilo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2611-4746)
Institutions
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v17i1.4835
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali