**1. Introduction**

The World Disability report shows that approximately 15% of the global population are people with disabilities making them the largest minority group in the world [1]. WHO estimated that nearly 3% of the global population has cerebral palsy (CP) [2]. According to Janzek-hawlat [3] persons with CP experience discrimination in healthcare more than the general population. The Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) affirms that persons with disabilities have the right to achieve their highest standard of health care, without any discrimination [4]. However, the health care needs of children with CP are poor, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Africa, parents of children with CP experience social isolation from family, friends, and community members, discrimination from peers, transportation problem, and a financial challenge because of unemployment [5]. Aside from these challenges, parents of children with CP also experience challenges with the healthcare system including lack of provision of assistive devices, attitudes of healthcare professionals, and high cost of healthcare services [5]. In Ghana, parents of children with CP also face similar challenges in accessing health facilities, these are due to inaccessible environment, distance to a health facility, transportation, discriminatory attitudes of health workers, neglect, stigmatization, and inadequate healthcare services [6–9].

Access to healthcare is a development issue, as well as a question of the realization of rights. A significant focus of Sustainable Development Goal 3 "Good Health and Well-being" is to advance access to healthcare services for All through the behavior accomplishment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) [10]. Despite this, children with CP experience financial, structural, and social problems in accessing healthcare services [11]. According to WHO [2] children with CP usually do not benefit from health promotion and prevention programs because they are scarcely targeted. This study is therefore designed to employ qualitative design using phenomenology to identify the factors that influence access to healthcare services for children with CP in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
