NDLI: Perceived barriers of access to health and nutrition services under drought and food insecurity emergency in north-east Uganda: a qualitative study

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Njuguna, Charles Tola, Habteyes Hailu Maina, Benson Ngugi Magambo, Kwikiriza Nicholas Phoebe, Nabunya Mgamb, Elizabeth Adhiambo Tibananuka, Evelyne Turyashemererwa, Florence M. Rubangakene, Moses Richard, Kisubika Opong, George Richard, Ssekitoleko Opesen, Chris Mateeba, Tim Muyingo, Edmond George, Upenytho Namukose, Samalie Woldemariam, Yonas Tegegn
Abstract	Background In the face of drought and food insecurity emergency, evidence on access to health and nutrition services is important. Karamoja is one of the regions that have experienced extreme drought and food insecurity emergency in Uganda. As a part of the drought and food insecurity emergency response, World Health Organization (WHO) with Ministry of Health (MoH) has designed and implemented a qualitative study in 15 districts that have experienced drought and food insecurity emergency in north-east Uganda. Thus, we aimed to explore the barriers of access to health and nutrition services in drought and food insecurity emergency affected districts in north-east Uganda. Methods We employed a descriptive qualitative study design. We interviewed 30 patients and 20 Village Health Teams (VHT) from 15 districts. We employed an in-depth interview with semi-structured questions to collect data until information saturation reached. We used thematic data analysis approach by ATLAS.ti version 7.5.1.8 software. Results Of the 30 interviewed subjects, 15 were female, and the median age of the subjects was 29 years with interquartile range (IQR) of 23 to 37 years. Majority (68.8%) of subjects reported that access to health and nutrition services was harder to them. Four themes: sociocultural and economic; environmental; health system, and individual related factors were identified as the barriers of access to health and nutrition services. Conclusion The present study identified several modifiable barriers that hinder access to health and nutrition services in drought and food insecurity affected districts. Comprehensive interventions aimed at addressing sociocultural, economic, environmental, health system and subject related challenges are required to improve access to health and nutrition services in drought and food insecurity affected setups.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-024-17830-5
Journal	BMC Public Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-02-06
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Access to health services Health services delivery Nutrition service Health system service Drought Food insecurity Medicine/Public Health
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.5/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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