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.
Haller
Dagmar M
DM
Division of Primary Care, Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. dagmar.haller-hester@hcuge.ch
Michaud
Pierre-André
PA
Suris
Joan-Carles
JC
Jeannin
André
A
Narring
Françoise
F
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