Table 4 Parents’ reasons for using PED, reasons they do not prefer to use family health centres, and recommendations for increasing the use of family health centres
Variables | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Parents’ reasons for using PED (More than one option could be answered) | I get faster service/care in the PED | 206 (31.4) |
I do not want to wait in line at the outpatient clinic | 148 (22.5) | |
Normal outpatient clinics are closed/there are currently no physicians there | 133 (20.2) | |
Unable to make an appointment in time at the outpatient clinic | 57 (8.7) | |
Other | 113 (17.2) | |
Reasons why parents do not prefer to use family health centres (More than one option could be answered) | Limited working hours | 165 (25.1) |
I do not trust my GP | 145 (22.1) | |
I do not receive enough information from my GP regarding the disease and treatment process | 85 (12.9) | |
Limited interventions at family health centres | 63 (9.6) | |
Other | 199 (30.3) | |
Parents’ recommendations for increasing the use of family health centres for their children in the future (More than one option could be answered) | Making family health centres more effective | 326 (49.6) |
Increasing the number of interventions (blood collection, injection, test, etc.) that can be performed in the family health centre | 261 (39.7) | |
Introducing out-of-hours services | 258 (39.3) | |
Increased resources in family health centres | 237 (36.1) | |
Improving the experiences of the staff working in family health centres (doctor, nurse, midwife) | 186 8.3) |