Access to health services for chronic disease care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: A qualitative analysis using a Social Determinants of Health approach

• Main Authors: Marta Puig-García (Author), María Fernanda Rivadeneira (Author), Andrés Peralta (Author), Elisa Chilet-Rosell (Author), Ikram Benazizi-Dahbi (Author), María Hernández-Enríquez (Author), Ana Lucía Torres-Castillo (Author), Cintia Caicedo-Montaño (Author), Lucy Anne Parker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This qualitative study aims to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted healthcare access for patients with chronic conditions in Ecuador from the patient's perspective. We interviewed 19 patients diagnosed with arterial hypertension or type 2 diabetes in rural and urban areas of Ecuador duri...