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- Title
Awareness of annual doctor checkups among general population.
- Authors
Varshini, Amirtha; Rani, S. Leslie; Brundha, M. P.
- Abstract
Aim and Objective: The aim of the study was to create awareness on the importance of annual doctor checkups and the improvement of overall health status. Introduction: In a physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition. Annual health examination helps in early diagnosis of any malignancies, cardiovascular diseases, etc. It generally consists of a series of questions about the patient's medical history followed by an examination based on the reported symptoms. People in rural areas have no sufficient knowledge on the importance of annual health checkups. This study is conducted to evaluate and assess the knowledge of various age group people toward regular health checkups including healthy and unhealthy individuals. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 100 people containing 15 questions based on demographic data, frequency of visiting doctor, health status, etc. and the obtained results were analyzed statistically. Results: Only 32% of the people go for regular checkups and majority of the people visit hospitals only when they fall sick. This is because they are not aware and they do not focus on their health and regular body health checkup. Conclusion: People are needed to be educated through health-care professionals and by conducting camps on the importance of annual doctor checkups as primary prevention and for screening.
- Subjects
PERIODIC health examinations; DEMOGRAPHIC surveys; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIAN-patient relations; SYMPTOMS; AGE groups
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 2, p274
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article