Access to eye health services among older people with disabilities in Karamoja, Uganda: a qualitative exploration of successful care seeking
Older people with disabilities in Karamoja face a range of disability-specific challenges in their abilities to perceive, seek, reach and engage with health care. This study adds useful context to the population-based survey conducted in Karamoja in 2023 and demonstrates how the positive deviance approach can be helpful in identifying strategies to improve access where little or no evidence currently exists.
Authors
- Gladys Atto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2133-722X)
- Emma Jolley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2388-3454)
- Juliet Sentongo
- Stevens Bechange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1125-9993)
- Jane Wilbur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5329-1337)
- Hannah Kuper
- Lillian Namukasa
- Beatrice Guzu
- Sandra Flight
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UG)
- Sightsavers (GB)
- Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UG)
- National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (JP)
- Moroto Hospital (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02650-9
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00