Barriers to the provision and utilization of palliative care in Africa: A rapid scoping review

Agom, D., Onyeka, T. C., Iheanacho, P. N. and Ominyi, J. (2021) Barriers to the provision and utilization of palliative care in Africa: A rapid scoping review. Indian Journal of Palliative Care. 27(1), pp. 3-17. 0973-1075.

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Abstract:

systems, especially in Africa. This scoping review synthesized existing published papers on adult PC in Africa, to report the barriers to PC and to assess the methodologies used in these studies. Eight electronic databases and Google Scholar were searched to identify relevant studies published between 2005 and 2018. Overall, 42 publications (34 empirical studies and 9 reviews) that reported issues related to barriers to adult PC were selected. Three themes identified were individual-level, system-level, and relational barriers. The studies reviewed predominantly utilized cross-sectional and retrospective study design, underscoring the need for more studies employing qualitative design. Findings highlight the need for health education, training opportunities, more funding, communication, and timely referral. Future works could focus on underlying factors to these barriers and ethno-religious perspectives to PC in Africa.

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This article was originally published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Africa, Barriers, End‑of‑life care, Nigeria, Palliative care, Service provision

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Agom, D., Onyeka, T. C., Iheanacho, P. N. and Ominyi, J.

Date:

17 February 2021

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Publication

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pp. 3-17

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Indian Journal of Palliative Care

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Language:

English

ISSN:

0973-1075

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Published / Disseminated

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Yes