Coping Strategies Used by Client Seeking Preventive Health Care Services, Jamaica

This paper is the second in the series in this issue that examines the effect of user fees on the demand for health services in Jamaica. The focus is on the strategies employed by 1,017 clients followed for a period of 18 months, to cope with their need for health care. The results show that a fairl...

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description This paper is the second in the series in this issue that examines the effect of user fees on the demand for health services in Jamaica. The focus is on the strategies employed by 1,017 clients followed for a period of 18 months, to cope with their need for health care. The results show that a fairly high percentage of the clients found it difficult to meet the cost of care and employed strategies that could compromise their health. Clients with chronic conditions were more likely than others to use avoidant coping strategies — they postponed or missed appointment, purchased a part of the medication. The strategies used were also influenced by the characteristics of the area (rurall/urban) and changed as the burder of costs changed.Este trabajo es el segundo de la serie que trata sobre el análisis del efecto de los honorarios de usuarios en la demanda de los servicios de salud en Jamaica. Se centra en las estrategias sequidas por 1017 clients a los que se dio seguimiento por un peíodo de 18 meses, para resolver sus necesidades de atención médica. Los resultados evidenciaron que un notable alto porciento de los clientes consideraba difícil asumir los costos de la atención médica y recurrieron a estrategias que podrían arriesgar sus salud. Aquellos clientes con condiciones crónicas recurrían más que otros a estrategias de escape — posponian o no acudian a sus citas, compraban sólo una parte de los medicamentos. Las estrategias utilizadas por las características del áreas (rural/urbana) y cambiaban seún cambiaba el peso de los costos. Cet article est le second d'une série qui, dans ce numéro, examine l'effet des frais á acquitter par les clients, sur la demande de services de santé preventifs en jamaïque. L'accent est mis sur les stratégies employées par 1017 clients pour faire face á leurs besoins en soins médicaux. Les résultats montrent qu'un pourcentage élevé des clients a eu du mal á faire face au coût des soins et a employé des statégies qui pourraient mettre en danger leur santé. Les clients touchés par des maladies chroniques étaient les plus enclins á utiliser des stratégies d'évitements. Les stratégies ont été également influencées par les caractéristiques du secteur (rural/urbain) et ont changé en fonction de l'évolution des coôts.
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Immunization
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