7.1.3. Use of health care services

Statistical domain
Use of health care services

EUROPEAN HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY - 2008
CONSULTATION WITH A GENERAL PRACTITIONER BY SEX
(%)
  Total Male Female
Less than 12 months ago 59.4 52.2 65.9
12 months ago or longer 37.3 43.5 31.6
Never 3.4 4.3 2.5
EUROPEAN HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY - 2008
CONSULTATION WITH A MEDICAL SPECIALIST BY SEX
(%)
  Total Male Female
Less than 12 months ago 27.7 24.0 31.0
12 months ago or longer 57.8 59.0 56.7
Never 14.5 17.0 12.3
EUROPEAN HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY - 2008
USE OF NON-PRESCRIBED NOR RECOMMENDED BY A DOCTOR MEDICINES BY SEX
(%)
  Total Male Female
People who used non-prescribed or non-recommended by a doctor medicines 28.0 22.0 33.3
medicines for:
Pain in the joints (arthrosis, arthritis) 16.1 13.2 17.8
Headache or migraine 49.2 43.0 52.8
Other pain 16.7 15.5 17.4
Cold, flu or sore throat 42.4 40.4 43.6
Allergic symptoms (eczema, rhinitis, hay fever) 2.0 1.1 2.6
Stomach trouble 8.9 11.2 7.6
Vitamins, minerals or tonics 34.8 32.6 36.0
Some other type of non-prescribed medicine or supplement 6.1 6.1 6.0
EUROPEAN HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY - 2008
USE OF PREVENTIVE CARE
(%)
  Total Male Female
Flu vaccination 13.0 11.1 14.6
Blood pressure measurement by a health professional 80.7 77.5 83.5
Blood cholesterol measurement 45.1 40.2 49.5
Blood sugar measurement 54.0 47.8 59.5
Mammography 29.7 - 29.7
Cervical smear test 50.3 - 50.3
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