Polish adolescents' right to confidential primary health care is not respected despite high public acceptance.
adolescent medicine
confidentiality
human rights
primary health care
privacy
Journal
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
ISSN: 1651-2227
Titre abrégé: Acta Paediatr
Pays: Norway
ID NLM: 9205968
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
revised:
19
05
2021
received:
15
03
2021
accepted:
22
06
2021
pubmed:
24
6
2021
medline:
21
9
2021
entrez:
23
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The right of underaged patients to confidential health care should be considered an inalienable human right. Access to such care is also advisable according to contemporary medical knowledge. The aim of this study was to verify the extent this right is exercised in Poland and to examine social attitudes towards this issue. A sample of Polish school-age pupils and parents (n = 800) was surveyed using an online questionnaire. Only 4.2% of the surveyed adolescents were offered private time with a doctor during their last preventive visit (well-child visit), and this was more frequent for girls. At the same time, a very high level of acceptance for private time with a doctor was observed among Polish adolescents (90.8%) and their parents (84.3%). Our findings suggest serious deficiencies in the protection of adolescent patients confidentiality. It is necessary to change medical practice and adapt legal regulations to the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2850-2855Subventions
Organisme : Medical University of Warsaw
Informations de copyright
©2021 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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