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appointment-breaking.6 early prenatal care, of visits for well-child supervision, and social class.4' Deterrents to prenatal care are similar to those given for pediatric tween The North Carolina Memorial Hos- pital Well-Baby Clinic is a clinic where, unfortunately, few patients see the same doctor twice. The children brought in are "well," a condition associated with "lack of urgency."3 The families are largely lower class; the majority are Negro. About one-fifth of the Negro mothers are unmarried. Unpaved roads in some rural areas make access difficult in wet weather, and public transportation is extremely limited. Despite this concentration of factors contributing to appointment-breaking, many mothers keep appointments regularly. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the background, care-seeking behavior, and certain social-psychological characteristics of medically indigent mothers enrolled in the Memorial Hospital Well-Baby Clinic, in order to learn more about factors acting as deterrents to well-child care and to proVOL. 56, NO. 8, A.J.P.H. vide information which could be used to decrease missed appointments in the clinic. Baby Clinic; her sources of child-care knowledge; how the mother felt the child was getting along; sources of pediatric care besides Memorial- Hospital; and family decision-making when the child was sick.
American Journal of Public Health – American Public Health Association
Published: Aug 1, 1966
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