A study of health services for the Chinese minority in Manchester.
This article describes a small-scale study which examined the views of both users and providers of primary healthcare services for the Chinese minority in Manchester. Thirty Chinese mothers of pre-school children were selected from immunization records and interviewed face-to-face at their homes using structured questionnaires and unstructured discussions. Thirty-eight GPs who had the largest number of Chinese patients (n = 10) registered with them, and 26 health visitors who worked with these GPs were also interviewed, using semi-structured questionnaires. The findings indicate that a discrepancy exists between the views of GPs, health visitors and Chinese mothers on the use of primary healthcare services. The health professionals' awareness of the effects of socio-economic characteristics, demographic profile and indigenous health beliefs and attitudes on the quality of primary healthcare services for Chinese families in Manchester is discussed.
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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, UK.
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004739:England; D005006:Ethnicity; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care