Access to a quality healthcare among prisoners - perspectives of health providers of a prison infirmary, Ghana.

Access to a quality healthcare among prisoners - perspectives of health providers of a prison infirmary, Ghana.
Int J Prison Health. 2019 Dec 05;15(4):349-365
Authors: Baffoe-Bonnie T, Ntow SK, Awuah-Werekoh K, Adomah-Afari A
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of health system factors on access to a quality healthcare among prisoners in Ghana.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Data were gathered using different qualitative methods (interviews and participant observation) with staff of the James Camp Prison, Accra. Findings were analyzed using a framework method for the thematic analysis of the semi-structured interview data; and interpreted with the theoretical perspective of health systems thinking and innovation.
FINDINGS: The study concludes that health system factors such as inadequate funding for health services, lack of skilled personnel and a paucity of essential medical supplies and drugs negatively affected the quality of healthcare provided to inmates.
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: The limited facilities available and the sample size (healthcare workers and prison administrators) impeded the achievement of varied views on the topic.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The paper recommends the need for health policy makers and authorities of the Ghana Prison Service to collaborate and coordinate in a unified way to undertake policy analysis in an effort to reform the p...

Source: International Journal of Prisoner Health - September 19, 2019 Category: Criminology Authors: Baffoe-Bonnie T, Ntow SK, Awuah-Werekoh K, Adomah-Afari A Tags: Int J Prison Health Source Type: research