Healthcare utilisation among people living with sickle cell disease in the Upper West Region of Ghana
There was significantly poor access to healthcare facilities providing SCD care Healthcare service use was high and influenced by personal health problems and social factors. Healthcare infrastructure and training of specialists should be increased to improve accessibility, service availability, utilisation, and quality of care.
Authors
- Farrukh Ishaque Saah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8395-8369)
- Andrews Adjei Druye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-6579)
- Hubert Amu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-3843)
- Clement Luciano Momore
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13124-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63