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Costs delay health care for women.(Brief Article)
2002 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A third of women have health conditions that require continual treatment, yet nearly a quarter of women said they delayed or went without health care in the past year because they couldn't afford it, a new study says.
The study by the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed almost 4000 women last year between the ages of 18 and 64. A smaller survey of 700 men was conducted for comparison purposes.
"Women's health is about more than Pap smears and mammograms," said Alina Salganicoff, a lead author of the report. "These findings document the complex and broad nature of women's health and emphasize the importance of addressing health costs, access and quality in improving women's health and well-being."
About 32% of women surveyed had a ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Costs delay health care for women.(Brief Article)