Determinants of adolescents' perceptions on access to healthcare services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Jeeluna national survey findings.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed at identifying the determinants of adolescents' access to healthcare services.

Setting

Intermediate and secondary schools across all 13 regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 2011 to 2012 through the Jeeluna national school-based survey.

Participants

Intermediate and secondary school students participated in the study. A multistage, cluster, random sampling technique was used. Participants responded to a self-administered questionnaire that addressed several domains.

Main outcome measure

Adolescents' perception of access to healthcare services.

Results

Twenty-five per cent of participants reported difficulty in accessing healthcare. Women, early (younger) adolescents and adolescents with three siblings were less like

SUBMITTER: Najjar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532543 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature