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Table 1 Thematic framework

From: Dam-mediated flooding impact on outpatient attendance and diarrhoea cases in northern Ghana: a mixed methods study

Themes

Sub-themes

Healthcare access

Access to healthcare facilities during flooding

Access to healthcare professionals during flooding

Inaccessible road network

• Impediments to emergency referral

• Mobility of healthcare providers

• Transporting of logistics and medical supplies

Flooding impacts on healthcare facilities

Healthcare delivery

Inadequate staffing levels in community health facilities

Few healthcare facilities serve more communities

Health-seeking behaviour change among some community members

Greater uptake of traditional medicine (e.g. herbal treatments)

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Poor sanitation practice

Impacts on community drinking water sources