Opportunities for prevention in primary care in a country with universal insurance coverage.
Data from studies in the United States suggest that young people engaging in health-compromising behaviors have lower access to health care. Using data from a Swiss national survey we tested the hypothesis that in a country with universal insurance coverage, adolescents engaging in health-compromising behaviors access primary care to the same extent as those who do not engage in these behaviors.
Division of Primary Care, Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. dagmar.haller-hester@hcuge.ch
Dagmar M
DM
Haller
Pierre-André
PA
Michaud
Joan-Carles
JC
Suris
André
A
Jeannin
Françoise
F
Narring
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013557:Switzerland; D019472:Universal Health Insurance; D055815:Young Adult