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Abstract: Introduction: Primary Health Care (PHC) is crucial for achieving universal and equitable health care, serving as the first contact point in the health system to address various health issues through preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services. Due to the low coverage of the integration of physiotherapy into PHC, lack of availability of data, the need of integrating physiotherapy is more glaring in Sudan. Aim of the study is to identify the specific barriers faced by physiotherapists in integrating physiotherapy into PHC in Sudan. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional survey was used in this
study. The data was collected using Google form questionnaire. A total of
seventy physiotherapists participated in the study. The study was conducted
during the period that extended from April to November 2024. The collected data
was manually coded into an Excel sheet for analysis.
Result: There were 43% of the participants indicated that physiotherapy services were not available at PHC. There were 54% of participants strongly agree that a lack of community awareness poses a significant barrier to integrating physiotherapy into PHC. There were 54% of participants strongly agree that insufficient funding for rehabilitation services is a significant barrier to integrating physiotherapy into PHC. There were 50% of participants believe the inconsistency in transferred information is a significant barrier to integrating physiotherapy into PHC. There were 49% of participants indicated that equipment poses a barrier to integrating physiotherapy into PHC. Conclusion: Substantial
improvements are required to effectively integrate physiotherapy into PHC in
Sudan. This involves enhancing various areas, including service delivery,
community awareness, referral systems, financing, and infrastructure. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.51505/ijmshr.2026.10201 |
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