KAP Survey of Increased Demand for Health Services Utilization in Afghanistan

Agency : Ministry of Public Health,Afghanistan

The project was mandated to study the factors responsible for the low utilization of basic health services and the factors that can be built up further to enhance use of public health facilities in the six representative provinces of Afghanistan, namely Kabul, Herat, Baghlan, Bamyan, Laghman and Paktya.

The study revealed that people liked to avail themselves of public health services, but perceived poor quality of services, non availability of service providers and their attitude towards health seekers as major deterrents in optimal usage of these services. A major issue raised in quality of health services was that of privacy while examining patients in general and women patients in particular.

Based on the study, a communication strategy to improve the access to health services in Afghanistan has been evolved and submitted to MOPH.


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