Effect of security threats on primary care access in Logar province, Afghanistan
| Autor: | Masahiro J. Morikawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Poison control Pilot Projects Primary care Suicide prevention Health Services Accessibility Security Measures Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Environmental health Injury prevention Health care Humans Medicine Community Health Services Health Services Needs and Demand Primary Health Care business.industry Politics Afghanistan Human factors and ergonomics Health Care Surveys Female Christian ministry Safety business |
| Zdroj: | Medicine, Conflict and Survival. 24:59-64 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9396 1362-3699 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13623690701775247 |
| Popis: | Security threats are a major concern for access to health care in many war-torn communities; however, there is little quantified data on actual access to care in rural communities during war. Kinderberg International e.V. provided primary care in rural Logar province, Afghanistan, for these three years in eight districts until they were integrated into the new health care structure led by the Ministry of Health in early 2005. We examined the number of patients visiting our clinic before and during the security threats related to the parliamentary election and subsequent national assembly in 2004. The number of patients declined in remote clinics while the number increased in central locations. This finding has an important practical implication: the monitoring of access to care should include remote clinics, otherwise it may potentially underestimate compromised access to health care due to security threats. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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