Assessing demand and supply-side enabling and constraining factors on the provision and use of health services in urban slums of Southeast Nigeria

In the face of rapid urbanization, developing countries like Nigeria are witnessing a surge in rural-urban migration, with a predominant concentration in low-income neighbourhoods known as slums. The provision and utilization of appropriate health services in urban slums is severely constrained by multiple, interconnected barriers. Addressing these through targeted financial protection, provider regulation, slum-specific infrastructure and improving the capacity of informal healthcare providers is essential to bridge the gap between demand and supply gap and improve healthcare access and quality in these underserved communities.

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Okeke C, Ezenwaka U, Onwujekwe O, Ebenso B. Assessing demand and supply-side enabling and constraining factors on the provision and use of health services in urban slums of Southeast Nigeria. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Dec 17;26(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13914-z. PMID: 41408549; PMCID: PMC12822113.