“But they are hard work”: A qualitative study of the perceptions of healthcare workers in providing care to persons with disabilities in Uganda
Abdmagidu Menya, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Sande Slivesteri, Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Hannah Kuper, Tracey Smythe · 2026
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Abdmagidu Menya and coauthors published a 2026 interview study of how Ugandan health workers live the work of caring for people with disabilities. Workers hold the keys to fair care, yet many lack training for it. Thirteen staff in Luuka district were questioned in late 2022: nurses, midwives, lab workers, and clinical officers, plus four key voices from district and national health offices.
The title quotes a view heard again and again: patients with disabilities are seen as hard work. The talks dug into the knowledge gaps, time pressures, talk struggles, and views behind that stance. Workers told of making do without training or gear, and officials told of policy plans that rarely reach rural clinics. The authors use these accounts to spell out what training and service design must actually change.
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| CREATOR | Abdmagidu Menya, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Sande Slivesteri, Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Hannah Kuper, Tracey Smythe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 67397 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |