Table 3 Parental views on questions about family health centres
Variables | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Did you visit your GP before visiting the PED? | No | 406 (61.8) |
Yes | 251 (38.2) | |
Would you consider going to the GP if your child has the same condition in the future? | Yes | 355 (54.0) |
No | 175 (26.6) | |
Partially | 127 (19.3) | |
How many times have you visited the family health centre for your child in the last 1 year? | Never | 71 (10.8) |
1–3 times | 344 (52.4) | |
4–6 times | 163 (24.8) | |
7–9 times | 44 (6.7) | |
10+ | 35 (5.3) | |
What type of trust do you have in family health centres? | Trust a lot | 28 (4.3) |
Trust | 380 (57.7) | |
Undecided | 183 (27.9) | |
I do not trust | 49 (7.5) | |
I do not trust at all | 17 (2.6) | |
What is your level of satisfaction with family health centres? | Very satisfied | 36 (5.5) |
Satisfied | 376 (57.2) | |
Undecided | 183 (27.9) | |
Dissatisfied | 52 (7.9) | |
Very unsatisfied | 10 (1.5) | |
How effective do you find it in managing your child’s health problem when you visit family health centres instead of visiting the PED? | Very effective | 35 (5.3) |
Effective | 377 (57.4) | |
I am not sure | 160 (24.4) | |
Ineffective | 71 (10.8) | |
Not effective at all | 14 (2.1) | |
Do you believe that your child’s health problem would be solved if you went to the GP for your child’s current health problem? | Yes | 238 (36.3) |
No | 148 (22.5) | |
Partially | 271 (41.2) | |
How much do you know about services offered by family health centres? | I am very knowledgeable | 32 (4.9) |
I am knowledgeable | 367 (55.9) | |
I am not sure | 120 (18.2) | |
I have limited experience | 126 (19.2) | |
I do not have any information | 12 (1.8) | |
Do you think you will be able to benefit more from health services if you go to the family health centre before going to the PED? | Definitely yes | 150 (22.8) |
Yes | 222 (33.8) | |
I am not sure | 192 (29.2) | |
No | 82 (12.5) | |
Definitely not | 11 (1.7) | |
When you visited the PED, did you think that your visit to the family health centre could help prevent PED visits? | Yes, absolutely | 133 (20.2) |
Yes, a little | 209 (31.9) | |
I am not sure | 169 (25.7) | |
No, I did not think | 35 (5.3) | |
No, I did not think that at all | 111 (16.9) | |
Do you think that family health centres could reduce non-urgent patient admissions to the PED? | Yes | 272 (41.4) |
No | 65 (9.9) | |
Partially | 320 (48.7) | |
How much do you prefer to visit family health centres before going to the PED? | Always | 36 (5.5) |
Usually | 195 (29.6) | |
I have never thought about it | 40 (6.1) | |
Rarely | 302 (46.0) | |
I would not like it at all | 84 (12.8) |