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Publication Date: 2003
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Rural Secondary School Students Living in a Small Community: Their Attitudes, Beliefs and Perceptions towards General Practice.
Atkinson, Kaye; Schattner, Peter; Margolis, Stephen
Australian Journal of Rural Health, v11 n2 p73-80 Apr 2003
A survey of 177 secondary students in rural Victoria (Australia) examined attitudes towards primary health care delivery. Most students valued general practitioners, felt their doctor was an empathetic listener who used language they could understand, and felt they had reasonable access to health care. Confidentiality issues were important, especially among females. Conditions for which students would seek medical advice and students' knowledge of consultation procedures are detailed. (TD)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescent Attitudes, Family Practice (Medicine), Foreign Countries, Primary Health Care, Rural Youth, Secondary School Students, Sex Differences, Small Towns, Student Surveys
Blackwell Publishing, Tel: 781-388-8200, Web site: http//www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ajr (single article: $19.00).
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