Avoidance and Delay of Medical Care in the Young

An Interdisciplinary Mixed-methods Study

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ID12477114
AutoresIlaria Montagni (0000-0003-0076-0010, University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France, autor de correspondencia), Emmanuel Langlois (0000-0001-9733-5808, University of Bordeaux, Centre Émile Durkheim, Science politique et sociologie comparative, Bordeaux, France), Jason Koman (0000-0002-1057-3481, University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France), Margaux Petropoulos (University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France), Christophe Tzourio (0000-0002-6517-2984, University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France)
Año2017
Volumen26
Número5
Páginas505-524
Fecha de publicación2017-11-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaYoung (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1103-3088 • E-ISSN: 1741-3222
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1103308817734474
OpenAlexW2769232607
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas34

Prompt and appropriate health-seeking behaviour among young people is a public health priority worldwide. However, data indicate that non-health-seeking behaviour is common among young adults who are particularly likely to avoid and delay medical care. Our study investigates this phenomenon through an interdisciplinary mixed-methods approach. Quantitative and qualitative data are presented from university students from 11 higher education institutions in the city of Bordeaux, France, for a total of 16 individual interviews and a questionnaire survey of 126 students. Results show that main reasons for non-health-seeking behaviour among students are: time constraints, lack of information on available health services and economic problems. The transitional period of university studies is a further justification of students’ difficulty in managing their medical care. Providing a clear picture of avoidance and delay of medical care (ADMC) and attached reasons was intended to explore strategies for promoting health-seeking behaviour in university students

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