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Primary health care use and health care accessibility among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

This study examined primary health care use and accessibility among adolescents living in the United Arab Emirates. In a cross-sectional study, we collected health care use, sociodemographic and residential data for a sample of 6363 adolescents. Logistic regression modelling was used to examine predictors of health care use. The most-consulted health professionals were dentists or orthodontists, family doctors and eye specialists. Local …

Authors

Barakat-Haddad C; Siddiqua A

Journal

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 171–184

Publisher

World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

Publication Date

March 1, 2015

DOI

10.26719/2015.21.3.171

ISSN

1020-3397