Table 2.
Challenges Facing Healthcare Services As Identified By Individuals
| Challenges | Frequency (N=275) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate human resources | 49 | 17.82% |
| Poor resource allocation to health | 48 | 17.45% |
| Poor maintenance of healthcare infrastructure | 28 | 10.18% |
| Lack of political will | 20 | 7.27% |
| Lack of access to healthcare | 15 | 5.45% |
| Weak health systems | 11 | 4.00% |
| High disease burden | 10 | 3.64% |
| Health system corruption | 10 | 3.64% |
| Poor leadership and administration | 10 | 3.64% |
| Non-use of evidence-based intervention | 8 | 2.91% |
| Poor quality of healthcare services | 8 | 2.91% |
| Lack of good resource management | 7 | 2.55% |
| Weak training and education | 7 | 2.55% |
| Weak Health information Management System (HMIS) | 6 | 2.18% |
| Non-prioritization of health activities | 5 | 1.82% |
| Professional rivalry | 5 | 1.82% |
| Poor motivation of health workers | 4 | 1.45% |
| Poor integration of programmes | 3 | 1.09% |
| Lack of community participation | 3 | 1.09% |
| Poor technological advancement | 2 | 0.73% |
| Unequal distribution of healthcare facilities | 2 | 0.73% |
| Lack of medicines | 2 | 0.73% |
| Low healthcare seeking behaviour | 2 | 0.73% |
| Poor attitude of healthcare workers | 2 | 0.73% |
| Poverty | 2 | 0.73% |
| Lack of accountability and transparency | 1 | 0.36% |
| Uncoordinated research at national level | 1 | 0.36% |
| Poor regulatory capacity | 1 | 0.36% |
| Migration of healthcare workers | 1 | 0.36% |
| Incessant industrial actions | 1 | 0.36% |
| Poor supervision | 1 | 0.36% |