Provision of medical-care service and referral for children suffering from hand-foot-mouth diseases in rural areas
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2010.07.021
- VernacularTitle:农村手足口病患儿医疗服务供给和转诊情况调查
- Author:
Wenjun WANG
;
Jing ZHANG
;
Chunzhi ZHANG
;
Juayan ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hand,foot and mouth disease;
Rural health services
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2010;09(7):491-492
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A survey with self-administered questionnaire conducted in 357 families with children suffering from with hand-foot-mouth disease showed that 74. 5 percent of patients' home was at a distance of less than one kilometer to medical-care institutions, and 41.7 % of patients went to village clinics or community health-care service stations as their first visit. Diagnosis could be established for 31. 5% of them in their first visit, and 78. 4% of them underwent referral taking public vehicles.
