Identified Barriers to well Child Care for Homeless Children Under Age Thirteen

<p>The purpose of this study was to identify barriers perceived by homeless families to well child care for their children under age thirteen and to determine if there is a relationship between perceived barriers and duration of homelessness. Using an investigator-modified version of Melnyk's Barriers Scale and a demographic measure, a convenience sample of homeless families (N = 53) from three transitional shelters in two southern California counties were surveyed via questionnaire. Barriers to well child care for homeless children were identified. No relationship was determined to exist between duration of homelessness and perceived barriers using a measurement of correlation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Year

1992

Author dc:creator

• Riemer, Judith G.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lois Van Cleve
• Clarice Woodward
• Michael Galbraith

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Maternal and Child Health
• Nursing
• Child Welfare -- psychology; Homeless Persons; Delivery of Health Care; Preventive Health Services

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/766

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1858