'Five rungs down': encounters between disabled parents and the medical institution

F Herrera, I Salvo Agoglia, L Campos Medina… - Disability & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Disabled people face particular additional barriers of access to health care. In this article, we
explore how these barriers increase when disabled parents require medical attention for …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Among Women with Disabilities: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study in Chile

S Jara-Rosales, ES Rotarou - International Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Papanicolaou (Pap) test is one of the most effective methods for cervical cancer
screening. However, women with disabilities are less likely to be screened. The objective of …

Inclusion of people with disabilities in Chilean health policy: a policy analysis

D Rodríguez Gatta, P Gutiérrez Monclus… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
Background Around 18% of the population in Chile has disabilities. Evidence shows that this
population has greater healthcare needs, yet they face barriers to accessing healthcare due …

Disability, poverty and health-service accessibility in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study in Colombia

OME Segura, M Pinilla-Roncancio - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives In Colombia, 4.3% of the population 5 years or older lives with a disability. They
face higher levels of poverty and social exclusion compared with persons without …

Perceptions of primary care services among Afro-Peruvians in Lima, Peru

E Juárez-Chávez, JHV Ruiz, KA Konda… - Primary Health Care …, 2025 - cambridge.org
Introduction: The Peruvian public healthcare system is characterized by various
shortcomings that adversely affect healthcare quality as perceived by the general and …

Using in-depth interviews and participatory visual methodologies to investigate healthcare access among adults with disabilities in Brazil

V Reichenberger - 2024 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
BACKGROUND: People with disabilities face inequalities in many areas of life, including
their frequent experience of barriers to accessing healthcare services. The Zika epidemic …

Discapacidad y utilización de servicios de salud y rehabilitación en la comuna de Cerro Navia

M Fowler - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Objetivos: Las personas con discapacidad (PcD) en Chile utilizan más servicios de salud
que las sin discapacidad (PsD). Sin embargo, PcD se enfrentan con mayores barreras a la …