Title |
Accessing maternal and child health services in Melbourne, Australia: Reflections from refugee families and service providers
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-117 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Elisha Riggs, Elise Davis, Lisa Gibbs, Karen Block, Jo Szwarc, Sue Casey, Philippa Duell-Piening, Elizabeth Waters |
Abstract |
Often new arrivals from refugee backgrounds have experienced poor health and limited access to healthcare services. The maternal and child health (MCH) service in Victoria, Australia, is a joint local and state government operated, cost-free service available to all mothers of children aged 0-6 years. Although well-child healthcare visits are useful in identifying health issues early, there has been limited investigation in the use of these services for families from refugee backgrounds. This study aims to explore experiences of using MCH services, from the perspective of families from refugee backgrounds and service providers. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 2 | 67% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 3 | 1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 273 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 56 | 20% |
Student > Bachelor | 39 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 11% |
Researcher | 30 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 7% |
Other | 49 | 17% |
Unknown | 55 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 72 | 26% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 45 | 16% |
Social Sciences | 35 | 12% |
Psychology | 28 | 10% |
Computer Science | 5 | 2% |
Other | 31 | 11% |
Unknown | 65 | 23% |