Access to primary healthcare services and associated factors in urban slums in Nairobi-Kenya.
Peter O OtienoElvis O A WambiyaShukri M MohamedMartin Kavao MutuaPeter M KibeBonventure MwangiHermann Pythagore Pierre DonfouetPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
In Nairobi slums in Kenya, living in a female-headed household, seeking care from a public facility, and paying out-of-pocket for healthcare are significantly associated with low access to primary care. Therefore, the design of the UHC program in this setting should prioritize quality improvement in public health facilities and focus on policies that encourage economic empowerment of female-headed households to improve access to primary healthcare.