| Title |
Understanding adolescent and young adult use of family physician services: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey
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| Published in |
BMC Primary Care, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-12-118 |
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| Authors |
Bridget L Ryan, Moira Stewart, M Karen Campbell, John Koval, Amardeep Thind |
| Abstract |
Primary health care is known to have positive effects on population health and may reduce at-risk behavior and health problems in adolescence. Yet little is known about the factors that are associated with adolescent and young adult utilization of family physician services. It is critical to determine the factors associated with utilization to inform effective primary health care policy. We address this gap in the primary health care literature by examining three issues concerning adolescent and young adult family physician use: inequity; the unique developmental stage of adolescence; and the distinction between utilization (users versus non-users) and intensity (high users versus low users). |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 29% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 8% |
| Psychology | 6 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Unknown | 24 | 33% |