Open AccessThe public perception of and attitude toward primary healthcare centers in comparison to other specialties among the Saudi community
Author(s) -
Mai Abdulaziz Aldhamadi,
Fayez Abdullah Alzahrani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_325_19
Subject(s) - medicine , primary health care , family medicine , health care , primary care , perception , population , public health , cross sectional study , nursing , environmental health , pathology , neuroscience , economics , biology , economic growth
The purpose of this study is to explore the community's perceptions and knowledge of and attitudes toward Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) and Primary Healthcare Providers (PHPs) and the PHCs' services in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, and to discover some of the reasons behind not attending the PHCs as the first choice to address a medical issue.