TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Hard-to-reach or out-of-reach? Reasons why women refuse to take part in early interventions
JO  - Children and society
A1  - Barlow, Jane
A1  - Kirkpatrick, Sue
A1  - Stewart-Brown, Sarah
A1  - Davis, Hilton
SP  - 199
EP  - 210
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - The aim of this study was to explore the reasons why vulnerable women refuse to take part in early interventions. In-depth interviews were conducted with 19 women who refused to take part in an evaluation of an intensive home visiting programme. A number of themes were identified including perceptions about vulnerability, misperceptions about the service, misgivings about the service, and lack of trust. It is concluded that women who refuse to take part in early interventions are a diverse group, and that service providers need to take this diversity into account, if they are to improve uptake of services by vulnerable women. Service providers may also need to consider new ways of providing services.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0951-0605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chi.835
ID  - ref1
ER  -