Taylor J
Brotherhood of St Laurence, Fitzroy, Vic.
Aust J Public Health. 1994 Mar;18(1):111-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00206.x.
This paper draws on data from the Health Care for Children Project to consider issues of access to health care for children in low-income families in three geographic areas. Group and individual interviews were held with mothers in an innercity area and two outlying suburbs. Financial, geographic, sociocultural and other barriers to use of health services are discussed. Major obstacles to access to health care for their children identified by the mothers included cost of medication, hours of opening, transport and language. The paper highlights the impact of even quite small charges for health services on low-income families.
本文借鉴了儿童医疗保健项目的数据，以探讨三个地理区域内低收入家庭儿童获得医疗保健的问题。在内城区和两个偏远郊区与母亲们进行了小组访谈和个人访谈。讨论了使用医疗服务的经济、地理、社会文化和其他障碍。母亲们指出，孩子获得医疗保健的主要障碍包括药品费用、营业时间、交通和语言问题。本文强调了即使是医疗服务的小额收费对低收入家庭的影响。
