@article{ref1,
title="Avoidance and delay of medical care in the young: an interdisciplinary mixed-methods study",
journal="Young",
year="2018",
author="Montagni, Ilaria and Langlois, Emmanuel and Koman, Jason and Petropoulos, Margaux and Tzourio, Christophe",
volume="26",
number="5",
pages="505-524",
abstract="Prompt and appropriate health-seeking behaviour among young people is a public health priority worldwide. However, data indicate that non-health-seeking behaviour is common among young adults who are particularly likely to avoid and delay medical care. Our study investigates this phenomenon through an interdisciplinary mixed-methods approach. Quantitative and qualitative data are presented from university students from 11 higher education institutions in the city of Bordeaux, France, for a total of 16 individual interviews and a questionnaire survey of 126 students. <br><br>RESULTS show that main reasons for non-health-seeking behaviour among students are: time constraints, lack of information on available health services and economic problems. The transitional period of university studies is a further justification of students' difficulty in managing their medical care. Providing a clear picture of avoidance and delay of medical care (ADMC) and attached reasons was intended to explore strategies for promoting health-seeking behaviour in university students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1103-3088",
doi="10.1177/1103308817734474",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1103308817734474"
}