Dataset Information

Determinants of adolescents' perceptions on access to healthcare services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Jeeluna national survey findings.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed at identifying the determinants of adolescents' access to healthcare services.

Setting

Intermediate and secondary schools across all 13 regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 2011 to 2012 through the Jeeluna national school-based survey.

Participants

Intermediate and secondary school students participated in the study. A multistage, cluster, random sampling technique was used. Participants responded to a self-administered questionnaire that addressed several domains.

Main outcome measure

Adolescents' perception of access to healthcare services.

Results

Twenty-five per cent of participants reported difficulty in accessing healthcare. Women, early (younger) adolescents and adolescents with three siblings were less likely to report difficulty in accessing healthcare than men, late (older) adolescents and those with fewer than three siblings. Adolescents from low-income families and those with either mental or physical illness were more likely to report difficulty in accessing healthcare than adolescents from higher income families and those without mental or physical illnesses.

Conclusions

Disparities in access to care exist between certain subpopulations of adolescents. Efforts are needed to support enhancing access and making it more equitable. Training for healthcare professionals and targeted health policies are necessary to improve adolescents' access to health services in the KSA.

Trial registration number

RC08-092; King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre.

SUBMITTER: Najjar S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532543 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Determinants of adolescents' perceptions on access to healthcare services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Jeeluna national survey findings.

Najjar Shahenaz S Saade Mayssa M Abdalla Sahar S AlBuhairan Fadia F

BMJ open 20211021 10

<h4>Objectives</h4>The study aimed at identifying the determinants of adolescents' access to healthcare services.<h4>Setting</h4>Intermediate and secondary schools across all 13 regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 2011 to 2012 through the Jeeluna national school-based survey.<h4>Participants</h4>Intermediate and secondary school students participated in the study. A multistage, cluster, random sampling technique was used. Participants responded to a self-administered questionnaire ...[more]

PMID: 34675008

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Dataset Information

Determinants of adolescents' perceptions on access to healthcare services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Jeeluna national survey findings.

Objectives

Setting

Participants

Main outcome measure

Results

Conclusions

Trial registration number

Publications

Determinants of adolescents' perceptions on access to healthcare services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Jeeluna national survey findings.

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