title: Accessibility of professional health care (PRHC) in greater Bloemfontein.
abstract: The health of citizens is usually a priority in any society. In order to prevent/cure disease, people make use of various forms of care, ranging from lay care to professional health care (PRHC). Professional health care, however, is not equally accessible to all members of a society. This article attempts to indicate how factors such as costs, distance, consultation hours, attitude of medical personnel can result in PRHC being less accessible for some members and totally inaccessible for other members of a society. It is imperative that health care planners should once again review this issue in order to ensure that all South Africans are able to exercise their basic right to health care.
authors.affiliation: Sociology Department, University of the Orange Free State.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: van Vuuren
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: de Klerk
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D044383:Black People; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014186:Transportation; D044465:White People