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Gender differences in consulting a general practitioner for common symptoms of minor illness

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  • Wyke, Sally
  • Hunt, Kate
  • Ford, Graeme

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The aim of this paper is to examine whether, in response to the same symptoms of minor illness, women reported a greater propensity to consult a general practitioner than men. Respondents taking part in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study (853 aged 39 and 858 aged 58) were presented with a check-list of 33 symptoms during the course of a home interview conducted by nurses. They were asked whether they had experienced any of these symptoms in the last month, and if they had, whether they consulted a general practitioner about it. A summary indicator for reporting, or consulting for, at least one symptom was constructed, and statistical associations between gender, reporting and consulting for symptoms were examined using chi-square tests with Yates' correction. Women were more likely to have consulted a general practitioner for at least one of the 33 symptoms of minor illness reported in the previous month (34% of women, 27% of men aged 39, [chi]2=3.97, p

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  • Wyke, Sally & Hunt, Kate & Ford, Graeme, 1998. "Gender differences in consulting a general practitioner for common symptoms of minor illness," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 46(7), pages 901-906, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:46:y:1998:i:7:p:901-906
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    1. Manierre, Matthew J., 2015. "Gaps in knowledge: Tracking and explaining gender differences in health information seeking," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 128(C), pages 151-158.
    2. Björn Albin & Katarina Hjelm & Jan Ekberg & Sölve Elmståhl, 2012. "Utilization of In-Hospital Care among Foreign-Born Compared to Native Swedes 1987–1999," Nursing Research and Practice, Hindawi, vol. 2012, pages 1-11, October.
    3. O'Brien, Rosaleen & Hunt, Kate & Hart, Graham, 2005. "'It's caveman stuff, but that is to a certain extent how guys still operate': men's accounts of masculinity and help seeking," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 61(3), pages 503-516, August.

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