Applying an ecological framework to examine the multiple levels of influence affecting the utilisation of private sector adult asthma services in Khartoum, Sudan: a mixed methods study

NameWorld Continuing Education Alliance
Activity TitleApplying an ecological framework to examine the multiple levels of influence affecting the utilisation of private sector adult asthma services in Khartoum, Sudan: a mixed methods study
DetailsAsthma is the third most common cause of hospital visits in Sudan. Sudan has a pluralistic health care system, with a strong and varied private sector. While research examining public sector asthma services exists, very little is known about which asthma services are available in the private sector.. An explanatory sequential mixed-method social ecological approach was used to examine influencing factors of asthma service utilisation in the private sector, considering five levels: policy, organisational, community, familial, individual environment. Quantitative research involved surveying private healthcare facilities to describe asthma services. Qualitative research involved in-depth interviews with asthma patients to explore facility decision-making. Nine private chest clinics, 44 pharmacies, and 21 private hospitals offering asthma services in Khartoum were studied - 46 female and 28 male health providers were surveyed; 7 male and 7 female asthma patients were interviewed.. At the ...
CompetencePublic Health
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Event Time12:30 PM
LocationWorld Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)0
CPD Points1