Barriers to Comprehensive Cleft Care as Perceived by Healthcare Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Patients' inability to reach hospitals due to travel distance, especially for follow-ups, was the most important barrier. Action to increase geographic accessibility of hospitals is needed. Healthcare professionals overwhelmingly supported establishing MDTs and providing financial aid to patients as the most effective solutions for CCC. To enable MDTs to reach their full potential, a budget for employing and educating healthcare professionals to increase trained staff is needed.
Authors
- David K. Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9409-5490)
- Anil Madaree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8661-0288)
- Corstiaan C. Breugem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3587-7489)
- Peter Nthumba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0468-9357)
- Amber Mahieu
- Phumzile Hlongwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8052-9275)
- Pien M. Verreijdt
- Saleigh Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-9400)
- Salome Maswime
- Meshach Onguti
Institutions
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Kijabe Hospital (KE)
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (ZA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007164
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00