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Key informant representations of Maori and other patient fears of accessing general practitioner care for child asthma in Auckland, New Zealand

Stephen Buetow (Stephen Buetow is Senior Research Fellow at the Division of General Practice and Primary Health Care, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. )
Vivienne Adair (Vivienne Adair is based at the School of Education, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.)
Gregor Coster (Gregor Coster is Head of Department at the Division of General Practice and Primary Health Care, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.)
Makere Hight (Makere Hight is the Maori Consultant, Auckland, New Zealand.)
Barry Gribben (Barry Gribben is Senior Research Fellow at the Division of General Practice and Primary Health Care, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.)
Ed Mitchell (Ed Mitchell is Head of Department, Department of Paediatrics, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.)

Health Education

ISSN: 0965-4283

Article publication date: 1 April 2003

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Abstract

Fear is seldom reported in the research literature on barriers to accessing general practitioner (GP) care. One reason may be that some patients are unwilling to admit to fear of this care. This is especially so for patients who, for social, cultural and historical reasons, have a poor sense of self, or do not wish to challenge professionals, or both. In New Zealand, the Maori and Pacific peoples are disproportionately characteristic of these patients and have poor access to GP care, including asthma in children. This paper contributes to the literature on using key informants to interpret another group’s needs, and integrates and adds to known patient attitudes that can hinder access to GP services.

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Buetow, S., Adair, V., Coster, G., Hight, M., Gribben, B. and Mitchell, E. (2003), "Key informant representations of Maori and other patient fears of accessing general practitioner care for child asthma in Auckland, New Zealand", Health Education, Vol. 103 No. 2, pp. 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280310467717

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