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Table 3: Categorization of main findings of the included studies

From: Barriers in access to healthcare for women with disabilities: a systematic review in qualitative studies

Dimensions

Personal barriers

Structural barriers

Approachability

Difficulty to use available information

Limited knowledge

Lack of the needed Information

Lack of Transparency

Using unfamiliar biomedical jargon

Limited Knowledge

Lack of experience

Acceptability

Lack of autonomy

Distrust

Physical discomfort

Social isolation

Cognitive deficits

Past negative experiences

Stress and anxiety

Embarrassment

Feeling of pain and being tortured

Insufficient social supports

Erroneous assumptions

Negative attitudes

Stigma

Discriminatory attitudes

Being judge

Being ignored

Reluctance to provide care

Violence or abuse

Verbal, physical and sexual abuse

Impoliteness/rudeness

Insult

Availability

Not applicable

Inaccessible equipment

Transportation

Lack of Internet access

Physical access

Lack of maternity practice guides

Lack of assistive devices in healthcare settings

Lack of consultation and/or notification

Affordability

Unaffordability to pay for private healthcare

Poverty

Financial dependence

High transportation costs

Being single

Insurance reimbursement

Lack of insurance coverage

Appropriateness

Communicative problems

Low health literacy

Disconnected services

Lack of communicative tools in healthcare settings

Lack of skills and trainings among providers