Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 9(5), pp. 263 - 267
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2021.090508
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Administering the Inclusiveness of Neglected Low-Income Urban Families to Access Healthcare Services: A Qualitative Inquiry

Chairun Nasirin ^1,*, Andries Lionardo ^2
1 Department of Health Administration, College of Health Sciences (STIKES) Mataram, Indonesia
² Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Purpose: This study aims to know the implementation of good performance of local governance in improving the quality of health administration, especially the future of neglected children who live in urban areas to access the health facilities provided by the Government. Method: This study uses a kind of naturalistic qualitative research aimed at obtaining an overview of the phenomenon that occurred in the neglected children in Mataram. Data collection is conducted through a depth interview of the key informant who has the relevance of knowledge that is relevant to the problem of neglected children. Result: The results of this study showed that the problem of neglected children is a real phenomenon in the city of Mataram. The issues faced by local governments regarding the difficulty of local governments to overcome health problems for neglected children. So that whenever child neglect has a severe health problem, they should have to ask compassion for other people to help. Conclusion: The issue of neglected children is a real phenomenon that generally occurs in urban areas, and neglected problems occur influenced by the poverty factor. The implementation of local government functions has not been running correctly. The social development planning of local government is not functioning optimally due to the lack of clarity regarding health policy for neglected children who have social problems in the urban area.

KEYWORDS
Health Administration, Empowerment, Neglected Children, Health Care

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Chairun Nasirin , Andries Lionardo , "Administering the Inclusiveness of Neglected Low-Income Urban Families to Access Healthcare Services: A Qualitative Inquiry," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 263 - 267, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2021.090508.

(b). APA Format:
Chairun Nasirin , Andries Lionardo (2021). Administering the Inclusiveness of Neglected Low-Income Urban Families to Access Healthcare Services: A Qualitative Inquiry. Universal Journal of Public Health, 9(5), 263 - 267. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2021.090508.