Interpersonal relations between health care workers and young clients: Barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health care

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 150-155

  Alli, Farzana ^a   Maharaj, Pranitha ^a   Vawda, Mohammed Yacoob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health care providers; Interpersonal relations; Sexual and reproductive health services; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872677687     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9595-3     Document Type: Article

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