Access barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospital

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dc.contributor.advisorCleary, Susanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSiduna, Willieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-20T18:08:50Z
dc.date.available2015-01-20T18:08:50Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractAccess to healthcare is one of the basic social goods which ensures that individuals lead healthy and long lives. There is an increased need towards ensuring access to health care for all, which has led to the question of how access is defined. Access in this study is defined as the degree of fit between the health care system and patients. It involves an interaction between the system and patients in a way which removes access barriers to care. A comprehensive framework was used to measure access in this study. The framework allows for a systematic approach to the concept of access and measures access in three dimensions namely affordability, availability and acceptability. Using this framework, the study looked into the factors affecting access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) by patients at Chivhu Hospital in Zimbabwe. Chivhu was chosen because it has a mixed population of urban and rural patients which represents the typical Zimbabwean population. A cross sectional study design was adopted for this study.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSiduna, W. (2012). <i>Access barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospital</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Health Economics Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12275en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSiduna, Willie. <i>"Access barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospital."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Health Economics Unit, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12275en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSiduna, W. 2012. Access barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospital. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Siduna, Willie AB - Access to healthcare is one of the basic social goods which ensures that individuals lead healthy and long lives. There is an increased need towards ensuring access to health care for all, which has led to the question of how access is defined. Access in this study is defined as the degree of fit between the health care system and patients. It involves an interaction between the system and patients in a way which removes access barriers to care. A comprehensive framework was used to measure access in this study. The framework allows for a systematic approach to the concept of access and measures access in three dimensions namely affordability, availability and acceptability. Using this framework, the study looked into the factors affecting access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) by patients at Chivhu Hospital in Zimbabwe. Chivhu was chosen because it has a mixed population of urban and rural patients which represents the typical Zimbabwean population. A cross sectional study design was adopted for this study. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Access barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospital TI - Access barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospital UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12275 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12275
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSiduna W. Access barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospital. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Health Economics Unit, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12275en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentHealth Economics Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHealth Economicsen_ZA
dc.titleAccess barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: a case study of Chivhu Hospitalen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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