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Table 2 Definition of the parameters that guided the literature search and review

From: The right of access to healthcare: an analysis of how legal and institutional frameworks constrain or facilitate access to healthcare for residents in border areas in the East African Community

Parameter

Definition

Rights

These are freedom or autonomy for healthcare access by citizens and/ or non-citizens across the borders [12]

Entitlements

These are privileges or benefits granted to citizens and/ or non-citizens by law [13]

Obligations

These are responsibilities or duties for authorities, citizens and/or non-citizens to provide or seek healthcare [14]

Institutional arrangements

These are formal or informal regulations, systems, and processes linked to health care access by citizens and/or non-citizens [15]