J Korean Acad Fam Med.
1997 Oct;18(10):1069-1078.
The Influence of Women on the Health Care-Seeking Behavior of Men
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Gender and social relationships are believed to have a strong influence on health care attitudes and behavior. This study was designed to determine the effect of the gender of closely associated persons on t,he health care-seeking behavior of persons of the oppsite sex.
METHODS
We developed a 10-item questionnaire that requested information on social and demographic characteristics, health status, and influences on the decision to seek health care, and administered it to 314 consecutive patients seen at two family medicine clinics in Seoul. Data were analyzed by means of one way analysis of variance for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables. Additionally, data were analyzed by means of a multivariate logistic regression model that calculated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
RESULTS
Men were 4.6 times more likely to be influenced than women to seek health care by a member of the opposite sex(95% CI, 2.4 to 8.9).
CONCLUSIONS
Women make an important influene on the decisions for men to seek health care.
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