[Satisfaction of parents raising children under 7 years of age with general practitioners in Hungary]. / A hétévesnél fiatalabb gyermeket nevelo szülok háziorvosokkal való elégedettsége Magyarországon.

INTRODUCTION: Development of children's primary care may only take place through proper monitoring of both providers and recipients. AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate the parental satisfaction with the doctor of 0-7 years old children. METHOD: The research took place in Budapest and five Hungarian counties in "Early Childhood (0-7 years) Programme 6.1.4/12/1-2012-0001". There were 980 parental questionnaires were evaluated and 93 parents participated in ten focus group interviews (n = 93). RESULTS: Answers indicated that parents were most satisfied with the information received from the physician of their child (score 3.8), and they were least satisfied with the waiting time and the time of consulting hours (score 3.4). The results of focus group interviews were similar to those obtained from the questionnaire survey. CONCLUSIONS: Participating parents are "rather satisfied" or "satisfied" with the physician of their child. Evaluation of the results forms basis to create indicators for primary care improvement.