Table 1.

Factors influencing utilization of primary health care services by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men

Motivators	Barriers	Enablers
• feeling sick/unwell. • for a particular service (Dental or sexual health). • check-ups and preventative health. • family encouragement.	• feeling invincible. • feeling shame or uncomfortable about attending clinic and/or talking about health issues. • fear of getting bad news. • waiting times to get appointments and appointment not running on time. • culturally inappropriate service and undertrained staff. • limited knowledge of other options. • limited availability of other options.	• convenience (opening hours/ proximity to home or work). • the perceived quality of the service. • feeling culturally safe with health service and/or staff and/or having a sense of belonging. • rapport with health staff and/or services.