Davoud Nezamoleslami, Efat Mohamadi, Bagher Larijani, Alireza Olyaeemanesh, Masoumeh Ebrahimi Tavani, Roya Rashidpouraie, Fataneh Sadat Bathaei
In order to lessen health inequalities, the obstacles to health equity will need to be identified. This study aimed at investigating the barriers to access to health-care services from the medical ethics point of view. Data were collected through a qualitative study by performing semi-structured interviews. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants involved in health provision and/or management. Content analysis was done using MAXQDA software. Overall, 30 interviews were conducted. The content analysis of the interviews identified two themes including "micro factors" and "macro factors", five sub-themes including "cultural, financial, geographical, social and religious barriers", and 44 codes...
2022: Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine