Access to healthcare for people with disabilities in South Africa: Bad at any time, worse during COVID-19?

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dc.contributor.authorMcKinney, Emma L.
dc.contributor.authorMcKinney, Victor
dc.contributor.authorSwartz, Leslie
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-23T10:38:42Z
dc.date.available2021-09-23T10:38:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPeople with disabilities, especially those living in low- and middle-income countries, experience significant challenges in accessing healthcare services and support. At times of disasters and emergencies, people with disabilities are further marginalised and excluded. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many people with disabilities are unable to access healthcare facilities, receive therapeutic interventions or rehabilitation, or gain access to medication. Of those who are able to access facilities, many experience challenges, and at times direct discrimination, accessing life-saving treatment such as intensive care unit admission and ventilator support. In addition, research has shown that people with disabilities are at higher risk of contracting the virus because of factors that include the need for interpersonal caregivers and living in residential facilities. We explore some of the challenges that people with disabilities residing in South Africa currently experience in relation to accessing healthcare facilities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcKinney, E. L. et al. (2021). Access to healthcare for people with disabilities in South Africa: Bad at any time, worse during COVID-19?. South African Family Practice,63(1), a5226. https://doi.org/10.4102/safp. v63i1.5226en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-6204
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/safp. v63i1.5226
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6791
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.subjectDisabilityen_US
dc.subjectEquityen_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectHealth systemsen_US
dc.titleAccess to healthcare for people with disabilities in South Africa: Bad at any time, worse during COVID-19?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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