@article{fdi:010081338,
  title = {{H}ow could patient navigation help promote health equity in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica ? :  a qualitative study among public health experts},
  author = {{L}ouart, {S}. and {B}onnet, {E}mmanuel and {K}adio, {K}. and {R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he indigents have long been excluded from health policies in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {D}espite recent efforts by some countries to allow them free access to health services, they face a multitude of non-financial barriers that prevent them from accessing care. {I}nterventions to address the multiple patient-level barriers to care, such as patient navigation interventions, could help reverse this trend. {H}owever, our scoping review showed that no navigation interventions in low-income countries targeted the indigents. {T}he objective of this qualitative study is, therefore, to go beyond the lack of evidence and discuss relevant approaches to act in favor of health care equity. {W}e interviewed 22 public health experts with the objective of finding out which actions related to patient navigation programs (identified in the scoping review for other target groups) could be relevant and/or adapted for the indigents. {F}or each ability to access care described by {L}evesque and colleagues, we were thus able to list the potential opportunities and challenges of implementing each type of action for the indigents in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {O}verall, the experts all felt that patient navigation programs were very relevant to implement for the indigents. {T}hey emphasized the need for personalized follow-up and for holistic actions to consider the whole context of the situation of indigence. {T}he recommendations made by the experts are valuable in guiding political decision-making, while leaving room for adaptation of the proposed guidelines according to different contexts.},
  keywords = {indigents ; patient navigation ; qualitative study ; access to health care ; sub-{S}aharan {A}frica ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {H}ealth {P}romotion},
  volume = {28},
  numero = {{S}uppl. 1},
  pages = {75--85},
  ISSN = {1757-9759},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1177/1757975920980723},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081338},
}