Table 4. Barriers to symptomatic presentation: would any of these put you off going to the doctor with a symptom that might be serious? Individual items.
| n (%)a | OR (95% CI)b | |
|---|---|---|
|
I would be too embarrassed | ||
| UK | 1127/6937 (14.5) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| England | 332/2345 (14.3) | |
| Northern Ireland | 431/2300 (18.1) | |
| Wales |
364/2292 (15.4) |
|
| Denmark |
117/1998 (5.8) |
0.36 (0.29–0.45) |
| Norway |
189/2007 (9.4) |
0.62 (0.51–0.75) |
| Sweden |
184/2027 (9.2) |
0.60 (0.50–0.72) |
| Australia | 450/3980 (11.6) | 0.77 (0.66–0.90) |
| New South Wales | 231/1991 (12.1) | |
| Victoria |
219/1989 (11.0) |
|
| Canada |
203/2063 (9.6) |
0.62 (0.51–0.76) |
|
I would be worried about wasting the doctor's time | ||
| UK | 2330/6935 (34.3) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| England | 788/2348 (34.3) | |
| Northern Ireland | 775/2300 (33.6) | |
| Wales |
767/2287 (33.5) |
|
| Denmark |
235/1995 (11.7) |
0.25 (0.22–0.30) |
| Norway |
216/2005 (10.9) |
0.23 (0.20–0.27) |
| Sweden |
189/2036 (9.3) |
0.20 (0.17–0.23) |
| Australia | 575/3983 (14.2) | 0.32 (0.28–0.36) |
| New South Wales | 283/1996 (13.8) | |
| Victoria |
292/1987 (14.5) |
|
| Canada |
428/2062 (21.1) |
0.50 (0.43–0.58) |
|
I would be worried about what the doctor might find | ||
| UK | 2023/6925 (27.5) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| England | 645/2345 (27.4) | |
| Northern Ireland | 689/2291 (29.5) | |
| Wales |
689/2289 (29.2) |
|
| Denmark |
478/1986 (23.9) |
0.83 (0.72–0.95) |
| Norway |
390/1997 (19.8) |
0.65 (0.56–0.75) |
| Sweden |
469/2033 (23.1) |
0.79 (0.69–0.90) |
| Australia | 885/3974 (22.0) | 0.73 (0.65–0.82) |
| New South Wales | 429/1992 (21.5) | |
| Victoria |
456/1982 (22.7) |
|
| Canada |
538/2061 (25.4) |
0.90 (0.78–1.04) |
|
I am too busy to make time to go to the doctor | ||
| UK | 1522/6942 (22.8) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| England | 497/2350 (22.8) | |
| Northern Ireland | 519/2300 (23.5) | |
| Wales |
506/2292 (23.1) |
|
| Denmark |
345/1997 (17.4) |
0.68 (0.58–0.79) |
| Norway |
414/2001 (20.8) |
0.87 (0.75–1.01) |
| Sweden |
380/2034 (19.2) |
0.81 (0.70–0.94) |
| Australia | 860/3981 (23.7) | 1.04 (0.91–1.18) |
| New South Wales | 429/1994 (23.6) | |
| Victoria |
431/1987 (23.7) |
|
| Canada | 586/2062 (29.4) | 1.35 (1.15–1.58) |
Percentages and odds ratios for all UK countries combined, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, both Australian states combined and all Canadian provinces combined are weighted for unequal sampling fraction by country (UK), state (Australia) or province (Canada).
All percentages and odds ratios are weighted for different probabilities of selection by household size.
a
Directly age–sex standardised using European Standard Population.
b
Adjusted for age and sex.