Assessment of Inhabitants’ Health Care Needs in Local Community
Authors: Goula, Aspasia 
Pierrakos, George 
Pateras, John 
Pierrakos, George 
Latsou, Dimitra 
Giovanis, Apostolos 
Platis, Charalampos 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2017
Conference: 4th International Conference "Strategic Innovative Marketing" (IC-SIM), 24-27 September 2015, Mykonos Island, Greece 
Book: Strategic Innovative Marketing: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference IC-SIM 
Series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
Keywords: Health care needs, Health care network, Local community, Primary health care services, Willigness to pay
Abstract: 
Objective: To identify the inhabitants’ needs for primary health care (PHC) from the local community in Attiki, Athens. Method: Two methods were used. For the data collection of quantitative analysis a designed, self administered questionnaire was used, based on random sampling, from April to August 2013. The sample size was 430 inhabitants from five municipalities. In the qualitative analysis was implemented a semi-structured personal interviews and content analysis, from February to March 2015. 10 out of 430 respondents were chosen to participate. Results: According to the results of the quantitative analysis, respondents suggested activities of public health (75.8 %), care for disabled and elderly people (74.3 %), prevention and health education (74.3 %) and care for patients with long-term illnesses (65.6 %). The willingness to pay local taxes in order to establish a local primary health networks is moderate (51.2 %). Moreover the results of qualitative analysis showed that the respondents would pay local taxes for PHC services provided by local authorities, if they were be awarded of services quality in advance. Conclusion: Respondents believe that local authorities could organize successfully health prevention, health education programmes and establish home care services for patients with chronic diseases. Inhabitants’ willingness to pay local taxes for PHC services is moderate due to the fact that they are sceptical about the quality of service.
ISBN: 9783319338637
ISSN: 21987254
21987246
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33865-1_49
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2280
Type: Conference Paper
Department: Department of Business Administration 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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