Quantifying inequality in the utilization of healthcare services provided by community-based health planning and services and its correlates in selected urban poor communities in Ghana: an analytic cross-sectional study, 2023

The Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana was initially designed to address the healthcare needs of rural communities. However, with urban population growth and the subsequent healthcare demands of the urban poor, the CHPS policy was extended to urban areas. However, there is a significant gap in our understanding of the wealth-related disparities, correlates, and utilisation levels of healthcare services under the urban CHPS. This study was a pioneering effort to fill this gap, aiming to quantify the utilization level, identify correlates, and measure wealth-related inequality in healthcare services provided by the CHPS in poor urban settings. The study found that healthcare utilisation remains low, with significant wealth disparities.

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Dwomoh, D., Aryeetey, G.C., Agyabeng, K. et al. Quantifying inequality in the utilization of healthcare services provided by community-based health planning and services and its correlates in selected urban poor communities in Ghana: an analytic cross-sectional study, 2023. BMC Health Serv Res (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14248-0