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Table 2 Main themes and associated sub-themes

From: Barriers to formal healthcare utilisation among poor older people under the livelihood empowerment against poverty programme in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ghana

Main themes

Sub-themes

Physical accessibility barriers

• Transportation- high transport cost and bad nature of roads

• Poor architecture of facilities

Economic Barriers

• Low income coupled with high charges

• Non-comprehensive nature of the NHIS

Social barriers

• Communication/language issues

• Poor family support

Unfriendly nature of healthcare environment barriers

• Poor attitude of healthcare providers