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| Název: |
Health inequity and social determinants of healthcare utilization in the disadvantaged community of Hong Kong. |
| Autoři: |
Tan, Joelle Hwee Inn, Goh, Amelia Xin Chun, Yi, Huso |
| Zdroj: |
Health Promotion International; Aug2023, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p1-14, 14p |
| Témata: |
SOCIAL determinants of health, HEALTH services accessibility, RESEARCH methodology, INTERVIEWING, CONCEPTUAL structures, QUALITATIVE research, PATIENTS' attitudes, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, SOUND recordings, RESEARCH funding, HEALTH equity, JUDGMENT sampling, STATISTICAL sampling, THEMATIC analysis |
| Geografický termín: |
HONG Kong (China) |
| Abstrakt: |
Access to appropriate healthcare among disadvantaged populations in countries with universal healthcare requires a critical understanding of the relationships between poverty, social exclusion and health in the local context. The qualitative study explored the experiences of healthcare utilization in an inner-city impoverished community living in slum conditions in Hong Kong. Interviews with 40 slum residents in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the city explored the following domains: experience and perceptions of the community, housing conditions, informal social capital and support system, interactions with community workers, and experiences in utilizing social and healthcare services. Framework analysis was conducted to identify local themes under the model of healthcare utilization: approachability, acceptability, availability and accommodation, affordability and appropriateness. Despite the subsidized public healthcare system, multiple barriers were identified. Low literacy of healthcare systems was prevalent. Specifically, structural barriers relating mainly to the availability, accommodation and affordability of health services were salient to impede access to healthcare. The barriers related to healthcare providers primarily stemmed from the interactions of healthcare providers, perceived stigma and the lack of patient-centred care. In addition, poverty-related sociocultural norms and personal beliefs of healthcare were found to be significant barriers to healthcare access. Despite the well-established subsidized public healthcare system, healthcare inequity was evident. Lack of quality healthcare access needs to be addressed by providing social and educational resources that facilitate collective efficacy for healthcare, community engagement from public sectors and person-centred care with healthcare providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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