Barriers to women’s access to healthcare in Sudan: insights into male influence and structural constraints

Ahmad Mohammad Al Zamel, Marafi Jammaa Ahmed, Lamya Bashir Eisa, Farah Saifaldin Abdlrhman Ahmed, Omama Alkheir Mohammed Ahmed Alkheir, Altom Alhaja Hamad Alhaja, Amjad Mohammed Tibin Fadlallah, Mona Yasseen Abass Mokhtar, Mona Yasir Dafaalla Ahmed, Sami Fatehi Abdalla, Reel Hizabr Ghulamallah Mohammed, Intisar A. M. A. Elalawy, Abdulkader Shaar, Doha Sami Fatehi, Ali Awadallah Saeed · 2026

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Ahmad Mohammad Al Zamel and colleagues survey in 2026 barriers to healthcare access for women in Sudan. Money limits, male decision power, and distance delay care and deepen health gaps. Face-to-face interviews covered 760 women aged 18 and older across urban and rural areas.

About one quarter reported rare or no financial ability to reach care, and about one third always needed male permission. Living over ten kilometres from a facility raised the odds of poor access sharply. The team urges cheaper, closer services plus stronger autonomy for women in daily health choices and household spending decisions.

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CREATORAhmad Mohammad Al Zamel, Marafi Jammaa Ahmed, Lamya Bashir Eisa, Farah Saifaldin Abdlrhman Ahmed, Omama Alkheir Mohammed Ahmed Alkheir, Altom Alhaja Hamad Alhaja, Amjad Mohammed Tibin Fadlallah, Mona Yasseen Abass Mokhtar, Mona Yasir Dafaalla Ahmed, Sami Fatehi Abdalla, Reel Hizabr Ghulamallah Mohammed, Intisar A. M. A. Elalawy, Abdulkader Shaar, Doha Sami Fatehi, Ali Awadallah Saeed
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
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FILE SIZE37451
LICENSEhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/PMC13536545

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