Open AccessLocal perception of access to health services in rural areas. The case of the Navarrese Pyrenees
Author(s) -
Elvira Sanz Tolosana,
Jesús Oliva Serrano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anales del sistema sanitario de navarra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2340-3527
pISSN - 1137-6627
DOI - 10.23938/assn.0945
Subject(s) - accommodation , perception , health care , renting , rural area , geography , population , business , population ageing , economic growth , socioeconomics , medicine , environmental health , political science , sociology , psychology , pathology , neuroscience , law , economics
While there is a growing recognition of the inequities in health protection, the rural/urban disparity in access to health services is often ignored. Rural regions accumulate not only habitat effects (dispersion, population size) but also significant demographic imbalances (ageing) and obvious socio-economic disadvantages that define barriers to accessibility. This paper analyses local perceptions of access to health services in order to identify factors that facilitate and hinder continuous primary care and follow-up of referrals.