Barriers and Enablers of Health Service Utilisation for Childhood Skin Infections in Remote Aboriginal Communities of Western Australia.

ABSTRACT: In Australia, children living in remote Aboriginal communities experience high rates of skin infections and associated complications. Prompt presentation to primary care health services is crucial for early diagnosis and treatment. We performed a qualitative study in four remote Aboriginal communities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to explore factors that affected health service utilisation for childhood skin infections in this setting. The study consisted of semistructured interviews and focus group discussions with parents and carers (n = 16), healthcare practitioners (n = 15) and other community service providers (n = 25). We used Andersen's health service utilisation model as an analytical framework. Our analysis captured a wide range of barriers that may undermine timely u

SUBMITTER: Hendrickx D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7037003 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature