Access to healthcare Flashcards
1
Q
What is access to healthcare a determinant of?
A
pHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
2
Q
what is access to healthcare limited by?
A
o Geographical access/proximity
o People choosing not to use them
o People with lower socioeconomic status may avoid them to save money or because they cannot afford it
o In some culture, women will not visit male GP’s
o Language barriers
o Indigenous people associate hospitals with death and is culturally inappropriate to access Western Medicine
3
Q
what can the inability to access healthcare cause?
A
Takes longer to detect and treat conditions, maybe death.
