Is healthy children surveillance being duplicated by family physicians and paediatricians? A cross-sectional study in Portugal.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To determine if children attend the family physician (FP) or the FP/paediatrician for their surveillance medical appointments, as well as analyse the variables associated with the parents' choice between the two physicians. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Public, semiprivate and private kindergartens in the city of Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal). PARTICIPANTS:Parents of children aged 6 years or less without chronic diseases, enrolled in the selected kindergartens. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Proportion of children attending the FP or FP/paediatrician for their surveillance appointments; association between the chosen physician and sociodemographic and household variables (parents' age, educational level, professional situation and marital status; household net income; number

SUBMITTER: Rebelo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855303 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature