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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
SECTION C2: HEALTH SERVICES
UTILISATION
The Adult Health Services Utilisation Questionnaire was answered by up to 2,373 respondents (1,968 in
ROI and 405 in NI).
Patterns of Health Utilisation
Sources of Information and Ease of Access
Respondents accessed information about health from a range of sources. The most frequently cited
source was the GP (91.1% ROI and 89.0% NI), followed by family or friends (31.8% ROI and 35.8%
NI); Traveller community health workers (29.4% ROI and 8.4% NI); PHN (28.0% in ROI) or health
visitor (6.3% in NI); and Primary Care Projects (25.0% in ROI) and Health Organisations (5.0% in NI).
The most commonly cited source of information (the GP) did not differ appreciably across sex or age
group of respondent. The over 65 age group in ROI cited the PHN more frequently than
other age groups (43.4%).
Table 208: Where do you get your information about health? (ROI ONLY)
(Questionnaire item C2_1)
Male
n=696
Female
n=966
Total
n=1668
Total GP 91.2% 91.0% 91.1%
PHN 24.0% 30.4% 28.0%
Traveller Community Health Workers 28.3% 29.8% 29.4%
Primary Health Care Projects 22.4% 26.4% 25.0%
Traveller Organisations 14.1% 14.2% 14.3%
HSE 11.4% 13.4% 12.5%
Dept. Health & Children 4.7% 4.9% 4.8%
Health Organisations 2.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Internet/web 2.0% 2.9% 2.5%
Family/friends 31.6% 31.9% 31.8%
Media 13.6% 13.8% 13.7%
Help lines 0.4% 1.0% 0.8%
Other 2.9% 1.7% 2.2%
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