Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Tirivayi, J.N.
Author-Email: tirivayi@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT
Title: Widowhood and barriers to seeking health care in Uganda
Abstract: This study examined whether widowhood was associated with experiencing 
	 barriers to seeking health care in Uganda. Data from 8674 women aged
	 between 15 and 49 years in the 2011 Uganda Demographic Health Survey,
	 were analysed using multivariable logistic  regression models. Compared
	 to other women, widows were more likely to identify getting money for
	 treatment and not wanting to visit health facilities alone as barriers.
	 The odds for encountering barriers were higher for poor and uneducated
	 widows and to some extent for non-poor widows and those with a basic
	 education. Widows are at greater risk of experiencing barriers to health
	 care seeking than other women and may require special consideration in
	 poor countries.
Classification-JEL: I14, I30
Keywords: Widowhood, Widows, Access to services, Health care, Uganda
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20140731
Number: 2014-067
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2014/wp2014-067.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014067